Drugs in R&D becomes first Adis publication to provide content for free - June 8, 2010
Wolters Kluwer Pharma Solutions, Inc., a US-based provider of scientific information and analytics to professionals in the pharmaceutical and biotech fields, has announced that the Adis journal Drugs in R&D has been transformed from fee-based access to open access (OA). The journal is Adis's first publication… Read More
RSC Publishing announces inaugural issue of Chemical Science - June 8, 2010
Scientific publisher RSC Publishing, the publishing arm of the Royal Society of Chemistry, UK, has announced that the inaugural issue of the journal Chemical Science is now available online. Professor David MacMillan of Princeton, USA, serves as the Editor-in-Chief. He is supported by an international team… Read More
Reed Construction Data releases SmartBIM Library and SmartBIM QTO for Revit 2011 - June 8, 2010
Construction information provider Reed Construction Data (RCD), US, a division of Reed Business Information and the Inaugural Strategic Partner of the AIA, has announced new releases for two of its BIM products - SmartBIM Library 4.0 and SmartBIM QTO 2.0. These products now include support for… Read More
Thomson Reuters unveils Web Disclosure solution for regulatory news announcements - June 8, 2010
Information services provider Thomson Reuters, US, has launched a complete Web Disclosure solution for regulatory news announcements. Web Disclosure creates a new paradigm for press releases by allowing companies to meet regulatory disclosure requirements through a Web-based solution that allows them to communicate with and solicit… Read More
2010 Apple Worldwide Developer Conference to commence from June 7 - June 7, 2010
The 2010 Apple Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) will begin June 7, 2010, at San Francisco's Moscone Convention Center. The conference will run through June 11. A live blog of the keynote event given by Steve Jobs will be broadcast on MacWorld.com at 10 am PDT (
Kno Inc launches digital textbook and learning platform - June 7, 2010
Digital textbook and learning platform developer Kno Inc., US, recently announced a beta programme with four higher education publishers including Cengage Learning, McGraw-Hill Education, Pearson and Wiley. Under the new initiative, publishers participating in the beta programme will provide select digital resources and content for an… Read More
Bowker unveils enhanced versions of library resources - June 7, 2010
Bibliographic information provider Bowker, US, a business unit of ProQuest, has announced enhancements to its suite of library resources. These include Books In Print, Syndetics Solutions, and Library Thing For Libraries products. The efforts are designed to enhance the bibliographic content found in library online catalogues.… Read More
OSA’s new journal to focus on novel optical materials - June 7, 2010
The Optical Society (OSA) has announced the launch of a new journal on optical materials. The journal, Optical Materials Express (OME), will launch in spring 2011. David Hagan, associate dean for academic programs and professor of optics and physics at CREOL, The College of Optics &… Read More
Elsevier announces special issues to mark 200th Anniversary of Karolinska Institute - June 4, 2010
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the publication of two freely available special issues to commemorate the 200th Anniversary of Karolinska Institutet (Stockholm, Sweden). The publications - Recent Progress in Molecular Sciences: Reviews from Karolinska Institutet at its 200-year Anniversary and Special Issue Celebrating the 60-Year… Read More
PLoS unveils enhanced search functionalities for journals - June 4, 2010
Open access publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS) has announced that it has restructured its search capability to deliver an improved scholarly publishing search experience. The new search engine is claimed to be significantly faster than before and also return more relevant results with many ways… Read More
