Knovel adds interactive problem sets to engineering textbook - May 26, 2010
Knovel, a web-based application integrating technical information with analytical and search tools, has announced that it has incorporated real-world problem sets into the 6th edition of the textbook, The Science and Engineering of Materials, by Askeland, Fulay and Wright. Working closely with publisher Cengage Learning, Knovel… Read More
GenomeQuest announces latest version of online IP sequence search product - May 25, 2010
GenomeQuest, a US-based provider of sequence data management (SDM) products, has announced the immediate availability of GenomeQuest 6.3 for IP, the latest version of its online IP sequence search product. Overall GenomeQuest for IP offers researchers a comprehensive, easy-to-use research solution with unmatched content aggregation, search… Read More
BioMed Central launches Japan Gateway - May 25, 2010
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, recently launched a Japan Gateway, bringing together resources and information from researchers across Japan as well as highlighting high-impact research from the region. The Japan Gateway also hosts a new brochure (available in both Japanese and English), which demonstrates the… Read More
ebrary unveils pilot programme to expand use of public libraries - May 25, 2010
Digital content products and technologies provider ebrary, US, has announced a new pilot programme called Public Library Complete Pilot Program. The initiative seeks to combine more than 20,000 e-books from various publishers under a simultaneous, multi-user access subscription model; free access for local public high schools;… Read More
Ovid to highlight OvidSP enhancements at 2010 MLA Annual Meeting - May 25, 2010
Ovid, part of Wolters Kluwer Health, has announced that OvidSP and Nursing@Ovid platform enhancements including new productivity tools, improved results management features, and greater customisation options to search, browse and manage results and research projects will be featured at MLA 2010 in Washington, DC. New content… Read More
Wiley-VCH and ChemPubSoc Europe launch new online platform – ChemistryViews.org - May 24, 2010
Wiley-VCH, the German subsidiary of John Wiley & Sons, US, and ChemPubSoc Europe have announced the launch of a new online platform, ChemistryViews.org. The website was launched at the recently concluded 'Frontiers of Chemistry' symposium. ChemistryViews.org claims to be a gateway to Wiley's complete unique chemistry… Read More
OUP develops new economics and finance journal collection - May 21, 2010
Oxford Journals, a division of Oxford University Press (OUP), has developed a new Economics & Finance Collection which allows customers to subscribe to a customised selection of journals to suit the research needs of their organisation. The collection includes several journals that cover the entire subject… Read More
RSC Publishing announces new journal linking chemistry and physics of food with health and nutrition - May 21, 2010
Scientific publisher RSC Publishing, the publishing arm of the Royal Society of Chemistry, UK, has announced the launch of a new journal, Food & Function, linking chemistry and physics of food with health and nutrition. The journal, scheduled for launch at the end of 2010, will… Read More
McGraw-Hill Education launches new title, ‘Managerial Accounting’ - May 21, 2010
Education materials publisher McGraw-Hill Education, US, has released a new title, Managerial Accounting by Stacey Whitecotton, Robert Libby and Fred Phillips. The title is projected to present accounting in the context of real and recognisable companies like Starbucks, Mattel and Tombstone Pizza. By showing students how… Read More
Nature Publishing Group announces open access options for 7 more journals - May 20, 2010
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG), UK, has announced open access options for seven further journals. Twenty-five journals published by NPG now offer authors an open access option. This includes all 15 academic journals owned by NPG. American Journal of Gastroenterology, Bone Marrow Transplantation, Gene Therapy,… Read More
