EBSCO Publishing adds text-to-speech feature to EBSCOhost databases - August 27, 2010
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, has added text-to-speech (read aloud) support to EBSCOhost databases, including its major school and public library databases, by embedding Texthelp Systems' SpeechStream toolbar. Users will be able to take advantage of this new feature, provided at no additional… Read More
NLM announces expanded character set for MEDLINE - August 27, 2010
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) has announced that starting in early September 2010, it will accept any UTF-8 character in the Latin (Roman) and Greek scripts as well as mathematical and other symbols commonly found in biomedical literature for its newly created MEDLINE records. Since… Read More
BioOne adds six new titles to 2011 collections - August 27, 2010
BioOne, US, a web-based aggregator of research in biological, ecological and environmental sciences, has announced six new titles and their respective not-for-profit publishers to the 2011 BioOne Collections. These new titles are seen to further enhance the company's resource offerings. Four titles from the National Museum… Read More
Thomson Reuters introduces EndNote X4 For Mac OS X - August 26, 2010
Information services provider Thomson Reuters, US, has introduced EndNote X4 for Mac OS X. EndNote X4, a bibliographic management solution, is projected to enable researchers to import and search PDF files; collaborate more with EndNote Web; use new Cite While You Write features; and more. Users… Read More
Accelrys releases Symyx Notebook 6.5 - August 26, 2010
Scientific informatics software and services company Accelrys, Inc., US, has announced the release of Symyx Notebook 6.5 by Accelrys. This latest release of the multi-disciplinary Symyx electronic laboratory notebook (ELN) delivers improvements supporting chemical process development, production scale-up, and administrative compliance in pharmaceutical, fine chemicals, agrochemical,… Read More
Semantico adds fourth research project to The MLA Handbook - August 26, 2010
Online publishing services provider Semantico Ltd., UK, has added a fourth research project to the Modern Language Association of America's essential style guide, the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. A supplement to the print edition, the online research project narratives outline the steps successful… Read More
Dialog launches new search service – ProQuest Dialog service - August 25, 2010
Online information services provider Dialog, part of the ProQuest family of brands, has launched the first release of the ProQuest Dialog service. The new service is seen to be an important milestone toward unifying Dialog and DataStar while simplifying access and searching of their breadth of… Read More
Springer re-launches online platform SpringerLink - August 25, 2010
STM publisher Springer has re-launched its online platform SpringerLink (www.SpringerLink.com), which hosts nearly five million documents, including eBooks, journals and reference works. The redesigned site has a new and fresh concept that includes semantic linking and connects related content across eBooks and… Read More
Gold Standard/Elsevier launches MEDcounselor Languages with consumer medication information in 12 foreign languages - August 24, 2010
Drug information and medication management solutions provider Gold Standard/Elsevier, US, has announced the launch of MEDcounselor Languages, a module that provides trusted MEDcounselor consumer medication information in 12 foreign languages. The new MEDcounselor Languages will enable healthcare providers to help non-English speaking patients better understand their… Read More
Thieme E-Book Library platform is now COUNTER compliant - August 24, 2010
STM publisher Thieme Publishing Group, Germany, has announced that the re-launched Thieme E-Book Library platform is now COUNTER compliant. With this addition to the online library, institutions can now obtain statistical data to monitor online usage that is based on international standards and protocols and supported… Read More
