ProQuest introduces new technologies for its upcoming platform - June 29, 2010
Information resources and technologies provider Proquest, US, unveiled latest developments for its all-new platform at the American Library Association Conference in Washington, DC. Highly anticipated for its promise to unify all ProQuest content in a single framework, the new platform will now include ProQuest Extended Search,… Read More
Really Strategies releases RSuite Version 3.5 with new features and functionality - June 28, 2010
Content solutions and services provider Really Strategies, US, has released RSuite version 3.5. The latest software release includes new features, major enhancements and improved usability based on customer feedback and requests from its growing user community. New search features provide editors and publishers the ability to… Read More
EBSCO Publishing releases Australia and New Zealand Points of View Reference Centre - June 28, 2010
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, has released Australia and New Zealand Points of View Reference Centre. This new resource is designed to assist researchers in understanding the full scope of a wide range of controversial subjects and features a series of full-text essays… Read More
SAGE to migrate over 560 journals to next generation platform - June 25, 2010
Academic publisher SAGE has announced that the planned upgrade of the SAGE Journals Online platform will be complete by July 30, 2010. More than 560 journals will be migrated onto SAGE's next generation platform, supported by HighWire's H2O platform and accompanying services and infrastructure. To ensure… Read More
BioMed Central launches Endocrinology and Gastroenterology gateways - June 25, 2010
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, recently launched two new gateways in the fields of Endocrinology and Gastroenterology. These gateways seek to provide researchers in these disciplines with up-to-the minute information including relevant research, recent news and research highlights. Each gateway features an item about a… Read More
Elsevier pilots new peer review programme – PeerChoice - June 23, 2010
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the launch of PeerChoice, a new pilot peer review programme for Chemical Physics Letters where reviewers can now choose which articles they would like to review. It is expected that by choosing articles matching their expertise and interest, efficiency and… Read More
Symyx releases Symyx Direct 7.0 data cartridge - June 23, 2010
Information management systems provider Symyx Technologies, Inc., US, has released the Symyx Direct 7.0 data cartridge, an innovative, one-stop solution for registering, searching, and retrieving chemical and biological entities stored in relational databases. Symyx Direct 7.0 will seek to improve R&D efficiency, project team collaboration, and… Read More
ARCL journal report identifies top 10 academic library trends - June 21, 2010
The June issue of the Association of College and Research Libraries' (ACRL) College & Research Libraries News comprises a literature review performed by members of the ACRL Research Planning and Review committee. The committee has identified the '2010 Top Ten Trends in Academic Libraries.' The ACRL… Read More
Google may launch one-click payment system for news content by year-end - June 21, 2010
Internet search services provider Google Inc is reportedly set to launch a paid content system for publishers, which it is calling Newspass. According to a report in an Italian newspaper, La Repubblica, Google is reaching out to publishers to get them to sign up for the… Read More
SAGE unveils new online resource – SAGE Insight - June 21, 2010
Academic and professional publisher SAGE has announced the launch of a new online resource, SAGE Insight (http://www.sagepub.com/sageinsight), that will put the spotlight on research published across its scholarly journals. SAGE Insight links to highly topical articles from across the 560 journals hosted… Read More
