Cengage Learning launches CengageBrain.com, enters textbook rental market - January 12, 2010
Higher education publisher Cengage Learning, US, has announced the launch of CengageBrain.com, a retail outlet providing students with a variety of choices for obtaining the company's diverse array of learning solutions. Students can now rent textbooks for up to 70 percent off… Read More
Cell Press journals available in Elsevier’s Article of the Future format - January 11, 2010
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that all research articles in its collection of Cell Press journals will be published online in the new ‘Article of the Future’ format. Previously released as a demonstration prototype for two sample articles, the Article of the Future is an… Read More
Thomson Reuters plans data-driven profiles of research institutions - January 7, 2010
Information services provider Thomson Reuters, US, has announced that it has begun working with thousands of institutions and research facilities to produce a new resource. The initiative, called the Global Institutional Profiles Project, will seek to create data-driven portraits of globally significant research institutions. It would… Read More
American Chemical Society launches Chinese news site on EurekAlert! - January 7, 2010
The American Chemical Society (ACS) Office of Public Affairs has launched a Chinese-language news site on EurekAlert!, an online science news service sponsored by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The ACS Chinese site will feature reports from research papers… Read More
EBSCO to launch ERM Essentials following beta test results - January 7, 2010
Information services provider EBSCO, US, is set to launch EBSCONET ERM Essentials, which seeks to offer key features that librarians need to simplify management of their e-resources. The launch is slated to coincide with ALA Midwinter 2010. In 2009, 25 library customers partnered with EBSCO to… Read More
Serials Solutions announces Medical Subject Headings for KnowledgeWorks and 360 Services - January 6, 2010
E-Resource Access and Management Services (ERAMS) provider Serials Solutions, US, has enhanced the 360 services to improve e-resource access and management at medical libraries. Users can now browse and find resources using the 2009 Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) through the 360 Core E-Journal portal. This enhancement… Read More
EBSCO unveils customised index search service for enterprises - January 6, 2010
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing, US, has announced the release of EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS). The service seeks to create a unified, customised index of an institution’s information resources and provides access via a single search box. Metadata is harvested from both internal (library) and… Read More
ebrary extends Patron Driven Acquisition programme for academic libraries - January 6, 2010
Digital content products and technologies provider ebrary, US, has announced that it is extending the Patron Driven Acquisition (PDA) pilot programme for academic libraries through Spring 2010. The company intends to launch its finalised PDA product this summer. Additionally, ebrary is conducting a survey to better… Read More
Springer launches new journal – Review of Philosophy and Psychology - January 5, 2010
STM publisher Springer, Germany, has announced the launch of a new journal - Review of Philosophy and Psychology (RPP). The journal, scheduled for launch in March 2010, will focus on research trends at the intersection of philosophy, psychology and cognitive science. Published quarterly, Review of Philosophy… Read More
Bloomsbury Publishing, Qatar Foundation and QNRF partner to launch new scientific publishing house - January 4, 2010
Publishing house Bloomsbury Publishing, UK, Qatar Foundation and Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) have announced the launch of a new scientific publishing house to be based in Doha, Qatar. The new publishing house, Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals (BQFJ), will publish scientific research developed to the highest… Read More
