New online resource to document grass species - February 1, 2010
Grasses from across the world will be documented in a new resource to help researchers understand the biology and threats to these vital species. The JISC-funded project, led by scientists from the University of Sheffield, in collaboration with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, will see experts… Read More
The Endocrine Society launches new journal – Hormones & Cancer - January 29, 2010
The Endocrine Society has launched a new journal - Hormones & Cancer. In collaboration with STM publisher Springer Science + Business Media, the Society has created an international editorial board that includes many of the leading experts in this interdisciplinary field of study. Jonathan J. Li… Read More
Elsevier launches interactive digital learning platform, Pageburst - January 28, 2010
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the launch of Pageburst, an interactive digital learning platform for Elsevier health science education content. The Pageburst platform is designed specifically for students of nursing and health profession in North America, who require anytime/anywhere access to course material and utilise… Read More
National Library of Medicine launches Emergency Access Initiative - January 26, 2010
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) in partnership with members of the Professional & Scholarly Publishing division of the Association of American Publishers have announced the availability of free full-text articles from over 200 biomedical journals and over 30 select reference books for libraries and hospitals… Read More
First NPG issue of Polymer Journal now live on nature.com - January 22, 2010
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG), UK, has announced that the first issue of Polymer Journal on nature.com is now live. The journal is the official publication of the Society of Polymer Science, Japan (SPSJ). SPSJ claims to be the world's largest polymer science society. The… Read More
OSA set to launch new journal on biomedical optics and photonics - January 21, 2010
The Optical Society of America (OSA) is set to launch a new journal focusing on biomedical optics and photonics. The journal, Biomedical Optics Express, is slated for launch this fall. Joseph A. Izatt, professor of biomedical engineering at Duke University, will serve as the editor-in-chief. Biomedical… Read More
IEEE launches smart grid Web portal - January 20, 2010
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), US, has launched the IEEE Smart Grid Web portal (http://smartgrid.ieee.org), an integrated gateway to Smart Grid intelligence, education and news from IEEE and other expert sources. The Web Portal is designed for manufacturers, policymakers,… Read More
Future Science to publish bioenergy journal – Biofuels - January 20, 2010
Publisher Future Science, UK, has announced the launch of a new journal – Biofuels. The journal is the first of a new range of environmental science titles published by Future Science. Yusuf Christi of Massey University, New Zealand, and Timothy Donohue from the University of Wisconsin-Madison,… Read More
Online drug discovery database ChEMBLdb launched with half a million compounds - January 19, 2010
ChEMBLdb, an online database of information on the properties and activities of drugs and drug-like small molecules and their targets, has been launched. The database, which contains information on over half a million compounds, is hosted by the European Molecular Biology Laboratory's European Bioinformatics Institute. It… Read More
Serials Solutions announces new features to Summon web-scale discovery service - January 19, 2010
E-Resource Access and Management Services (ERAMS) provider Serials Solutions, US, celebrated the first anniversary of its Summon web-scale discovery service market launch by announcing the latest in a series of new features being added over recent months. New local language interfaces now support Japanese, Chinese and… Read More
