Royal Society of Chemistry launches new book series on Green Chemistry - September 9, 2009
The Royal Society of Chemistry has announced the launch of a new book series on Green Chemistry. Green Chemistry is one of the rapidly growing concepts in modern chemistry. Through national awards and funding programmes, national and international course, networks and conferences, and a dedicated RSC… Read More
EBSCO Publishing unveils new resource addressing health policy - September 8, 2009
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, has released a new resource addressing health policy, an area seen to be of critical significance. Health Policy Reference Center provides extensive coverage of all aspects of health policy and related issues. Designed to assist those involved in… Read More
JISC Advance brings together eight JISC services - September 8, 2009
The UK's Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) will launch a new organisation called JISC Advance later this week. JISC Advance will bring together eight established JISC services as part of JISC’s ongoing strategy to deliver world-class support to colleges and universities. The organisation will be led… Read More
Harvard University Library launches open-access repository – DASH - September 7, 2009
The Harvard University Library has announced the launch of a University-wide, open-access repository, DASH — Digital Access to Scholarship at Harvard (http://dash.harvard.edu). More than 350 members of the Harvard research community, including over a third of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences,… Read More
APA set to publish Asian American Journal of Psychology - September 7, 2009
The American Psychological Association has announced that it will soon begin publishing the Asian American Journal of Psychology, the official publication of the Asian American Psychological Association (AAPA). The journal will be edited by Dr Frederick T.L. Leong, Professor of Psychology and Director of the Center… Read More
Research and Markets adds Woodhead Publishing’s The Future of The Academic Journal report to their offering - September 4, 2009
Market research and data services provider Research and Markets, Ireland, has announced the addition of Woodhead Publishing Ltd's new report ‘The Future of the Academic Journal’ to their offering. The report contains contributions from leading international figures from universities and publishers. It… Read More
NetBase launches healthBase, a semantic search showcase for health - September 4, 2009
NetBase, Inc., a US-based provider of research software solutions that enable knowledge workers to mine the Internet and other online data to accelerate research, has announced the launch of healthBase (healthbase.netbase.com), a semantic search tool. healthBase is projected as a public showcase… Read More
RSMeans releases third edition of estimating handbook for construction industry - September 4, 2009
Construction cost information and reference data publisher RSMeans, a division of Reed Construction Data, has released the third edition of the RSMeans Estimating Handbook, a reference guide for construction estimating and cost analysis. The expanded third edition of the handbook is seen to cover the full… Read More
RMIT Publishing unveils Informit Health Collection for 2010 - September 3, 2009
RMIT Publishing, a provider of authoritative content from the Australasian region, has announced the launch of the Informit Health Collection ─ new for 2010. A full text online resource, it is expected to deliver instant, cover-to-cover access to core allied health content from the Australasian region.… Read More
Association of Research Libraries publishes Public Engagement, SPEC Kit 312 - September 1, 2009
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has published Public Engagement, SPEC Kit 312, which explores the ways in which traditional ‘outreach’ programmes in academic libraries are evolving to address the emergent concept of ‘public engagement’ at the institutional level. It also looks at the degree to… Read More
