Campus research gateway and expert finder BibApp released - July 5, 2010
The BibApp development team has announced the 1.0 release of BibApp, a campus research gateway and expert finder. It matches researchers on the campus or research centre with their publication data, and mines that data to see collaborations, create visualisations of areas of research, and find… Read More
New thematic series highlights improvements in mortality statistics - July 5, 2010
Population Health Metrics, published by open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, recently published a new thematic series entitled 'Measuring mortality in Thailand.' The series Editor, Dr. Emmanuela Gakidou, is an Associate Editor for Population Health Metrics. The series describes methods and results from what could be… Read More
CABI unveils enhancements to delivery platform, CAB Direct - July 2, 2010
Life sciences publisher CABI, UK, has announced various enhancements to its flagship delivery platform, CAB Direct. These include search functionalities, improved facilities for record-marking and manipulation, one-click export compatibility for citations, an XML gateway for federated search connections and compliance with Shibboleth 2.0. Working with technology… Read More
Future Science launches new journal – Therapeutic Delivery - July 2, 2010
Publisher Future Science, UK, has announced that Therapeutic Delivery is the latest title to join the Future Science portfolio - a series of peer-reviewed journals targeted at research and development professionals in healthcare and environmental communities. The journal launches in July 2010. Therapeutic Delivery will provide… Read More
Super Computing Solutions launches interactive digital library service - July 1, 2010
Supercomputing services provider Super Computing Solutions (SCS), Italy, has released an interactive digital library service called PhysiomeSpace. The service is designed to manage and share a large collection of heterogeneous biomedical data, such as medical imaging, motion capture, biomedical instrumentation signals and finite element models. The… Read More
American College of Physicians releases resource guide for Internists - July 1, 2010
The American College of Physicians (ACP) has released a practical resource guide for internists on recently-enacted healthcare reform legislation, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). An Internist's Practical Guide to Understanding Health System Reform was developed by ACP's Division of Governmental Affairs and Public… Read More
Emerald unveils new website - July 1, 2010
Academic and professional literature publisher Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., UK, recently launched its new website www.emeraldinsight.com as part of a planned series of improvements to its web platform. The initial phase of enhancements focused on creating a more intuitive, user-friendly design with… Read More
Thomson Reuters unveils new version of InCites - June 30, 2010
Information services provider Thomson Reuters, US, has announced that the latest release of InCites is now available. InCites is a web-based solution that provides users with the tools needed to demonstrate the impact and importance of their institution's research. InCites now creates institution and author profile… Read More
Copyright Clearance Center launches ReadyImages for Academic Institutions - June 30, 2010
Copyright Clearance Center (CCC), a not-for-profit organisation providing copyright licensing solutions, Inc., has launched ReadyImages for Academic Institutions, a cost-effective subscription service for faculty, researchers and staff at academic institutions. The service allows faculty, researchers and staff at academic institutions to search, download and lawfully use… Read More
Springer expands OA offering to cover all disciplines within the STM fields - June 29, 2010
STM publisher Springer has announced that it is expanding its open access (OA) offering to all disciplines. SpringerOpen (www.springeropen.com) will cover all disciplines within the science, technology and medicine (STM) fields and will be offered in cooperation with BioMed Central. The entire… Read More
