ProQuest launches ‘Dissertations and Theses – UK & Ireland’ - August 26, 2009
Information resources and technologies provider ProQuest, US, has announced that institutions can now subscribe to the entire bibliographic record of dissertations written in the United Kingdom and Ireland from as far back as 1716, with full abstracts for titles available from 1986 in 'ProQuest Dissertations and… Read More
SirsiDynix unveils latest version of library tools Horizon and HIP - August 26, 2009
Library technology solutions provider SirsiDynix, US, has announced the release of SirsiDynix Horizon 7.5 and Horizon Information Portal (HIP) 3.20. The Horizon integrated library system (ILS) continues to be used by thousands of libraries across the world, according to the company. The latest release claims to… Read More
The Spectator and more new content added to Periodicals Archive Online - August 25, 2009
Information resources and technologies provider ProQuest, US, has announced that Periodicals Archive Online offers three more ways to build a library’s research archive - with the addition of The Spectator to Collection 7, the launch of Collection 8 and the development of five additional years of… Read More
Google partner with PLoS to open H1N1 scientific findings website - August 24, 2009
Internet search services provider Google Inc., US, has reportedly partnered with open access publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS), US, to launch an experimental website. The website will look to speed up scientific discovery by allowing researchers to immediately share their findings and ideas about the… Read More
EBSCO unveils resource on business continuity and disaster recovery - August 24, 2009
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing, US, has released a new resource for corporations looking for information in the areas of business continuity and disaster recovery (BC/DR). Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery Reference Center is projected as a comprehensive full-text database covering all aspects of BC/DR.… Read More
Elsevier Global Medical News wire service launches H1N1 channel - August 20, 2009
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that an H1N1 influenza channel has been added to the Elsevier Global Medical News (EGMN) wire service division of the International Medical News Group. The H1N1 channel was created to meet physicians' continuing needs to keep up-to-date with the news… Read More
Symyx Available Chemicals Directory moves to monthly updates - August 20, 2009
Symyx Technologies, Inc., a US-based provider of technologies for R&D, Inc. has announced that the Symyx Available Chemicals Directory (ACD) has moved from quarterly to monthly updates of supplier catalogues. Continuously improving the update frequency of ACD enables scientists to identify the optimal set of compounds… Read More
RSC Publishing announces 2010 launch of new journal Chemical Science - August 19, 2009
Scientific publisher RSC Publishing, UK, the publishing arm of the Royal Society of Chemistry, has announced the 2010 launch of a new journal Chemical Science. Researchers from across all the chemical sciences will now have a new dedicated home for presenting findings of exceptional significance. Professor… Read More
EBSCO Publishing announces availability of Fuente Académica Premier - August 19, 2009
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, has expanded its non-English full-text scholarly content with the release of Fuente Académica Premier. This database represents a rapidly growing collection of Latin American, Portuguese and Spanish-language periodicals. Fuente Académica Premier includes full text for more than 650… Read More
Investigative Genetics now accepting submissions - August 19, 2009
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced that Investigative Genetics, a new open access journal, is now accepting submissions. The journal will be overseen by co-Editors-in-Chief Bruce Budowle (University of North Texas Health Science Center, USA), Manfred Kayser (Erasmus University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Netherlands) and… Read More
