SAGE set to publish Counseling Outcome Research and Evaluation - August 28, 2009
Academic publisher SAGE and the Association for Assessment in Counseling and Education, a division of the American Counseling Association, have announced the 2010 launch of a new journal, Counseling Outcome Research and Evaluation (C.O.R.E). SAGE will publish the journal bi-annually beginning in 2010. This new journal… Read More
AMA launches e-book portal using iPublishCentral from Impelsys - August 27, 2009
Electronic content delivery solutions provider Impelsys, US, has announced that the American Medical Association (AMA) has launched an e-book portal using iPublishCentral, its self-service e-publishing platform. iPublishCentral enables publishers to market, distribute and monetise traditional print content through electronic channels. For instance, the e-book version of Guides… Read More
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