ebrary launches Aerospace e-book database - June 10, 2010
Digital content products and technologies provider ebrary, US, has announced the availability of a new subscription database that includes a current selection of full-text e-books in aerodynamics, aeronautics, astronautics, control, fluid dynamics, human factors, radar, shipbuilding, turbulence, vibration and other aeronautic topics. Publishers such as Artech… Read More
Thomson Reuters to launch next generation of the Advantage Suite - June 10, 2010
Information services provider Thomson Reuters, US, has announced that Advantage Suite 5.0, the latest version of the market-leading decision support system for healthcare payers, will be available later this year. The Advantage Suite is used by health insurers, employers and state Medicaid agencies to integrate and… Read More
Ireland launches national portal for open access to research - June 9, 2010
RIAN, Ireland's new national portal for open access (OA) to Irish published research, went live on June 8, 2010. The portal (www.rian.ie) will contain content harvested from the institutional repositories of the seven Irish universities and Dublin Institute of Technology. It is… Read More
SAE International offers Technical Paper Collections - June 9, 2010
The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) International, US, has announced the availability of a new set of online publications that feature papers related to a specific topic or technology. Called SAE Technical Paper Collections, the new set of online publications are projected to be ideal for… Read More
GlobalSpec enhancements to assist clients promote their social media presence - June 9, 2010
Specialised vertical search, information services and e-publishing company GlobalSpec, US, has announced that it has implemented a series of enhancements to help suppliers promote their social media presence on GlobalSpec. GlobalSpec clients can now add social media links to company profiles and supplier videos of product… Read More
Thomson IP Management Services announces new release of intellectual asset management software - June 9, 2010
Thomson IP Management Services, part of Information services provider Thomson Reuters, US, has announced the release of Thomson IP Manager 3.1, an enterprise-scalable software application for intellectual asset management. Thomson IP Manager helps companies more effectively manage their intellectual assets, automating the tracking of innovations, patents,… Read More
Apple releases Safari 5 with extensions and expanded HTML5 support - June 9, 2010
Apple Inc., a US-based multinational corporation that designs and markets consumer electronics, computer software, and personal computers, has released Safari 5, the latest version of its desktop Web browser. Safari 5 features a new Safari Reader for reading articles on the web without distraction, a 30… Read More
NHS Education for Scotland launches The Knowledge Network - June 8, 2010
The NHSScotland eLibrary, owned and managed by NHS Education for Scotland (NES) since 2003, has been re-launched as The Knowledge Network. Nicola Sturgeon, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing, launched the online service at the annual NHSScotland Conference. The Knowledge Network will include a 'Google-style' search… Read More
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