Thieme brings out new edition of Essentials of Audiology - April 27, 2009
STM publisher Thieme Publishing Group, Germany, has released the third edition of Essentials of Audiology. The latest edition of the publication provides students and professionals in communication sciences and disorders with current, practical information on a field that is steadily growing and developing. Much has occurred… Read More
RIN, UUK publish guidance on paying fees for open access publishing - April 24, 2009
The Research Information Network (RIN) and Universities UK (UUK) have published new detailed and practical guidance aimed at all those involved in open access (OA) publishing - funders, publishers, authors and higher education institutions. The guidance document is titled Paying for open access publication charges. It… Read More
Beta version of premier dentistry database now available - April 24, 2009
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing, US, has announced that the beta version of the Dentistry & Oral Sciences Source database is now available on EBSCOhost. Dental practitioners and researchers can now have a definitive place to start and finish their online dental literature research. The… Read More
EBSCO unveils centralised pre-indexed service for metadata search - April 23, 2009
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing, US, has announced the creation of a new research tool that will harvest metadata from internal and external sources, creating a centralised pre-indexed service of significant size and speed. The tool, EBSCO Discovery Service, will provide libraries with a single… Read More
Mary Ann Liebert announces inaugural issue of Ecopsychology - April 23, 2009
Medical publisher Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., US, has announced the launch of a new, peer-reviewed online journal, Ecopsychology. Thomas Joseph Doherty, PsyD, Graduate School of Education and Counseling, Lewis & Clark College (Portland, OR), is the Editor-in-Chief of the journal, the inaugural issue of which is… Read More
Wiley-Blackwell relaunches Current Protocols.com - April 22, 2009
Wiley-Blackwell, the STM and scholarly publishing business of John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, has announced the relaunch of Current Protocols.com, a website for scientists engaged in experimental research in the life sciences. The site is projected as an essential resource, bringing… Read More
OECD publishes white paper on data discoverability standards - April 22, 2009
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has released a white paper titled 'We Need Publishing Standards for Datasets and Data Tables'. The paper examines the problems with current data discoverability and citations and the remedy in creating industry standards for bibliographic dataset metadata and… Read More
Nielsen Book upgrades books ordering service, BookData Online - April 22, 2009
Nielsen Book, part of global information and media company Nielsen Company, US, has announced new developments and a significant expansion to its flagship books ordering service, BookData Online. The upgraded service will allow users to access one exclusive source of comprehensive and accurate book information with… Read More
Begell launches Thermopedia, a niche web-based research tool - April 20, 2009
Begell House Publishers, a US-based publisher of scholarly publications in science and engineering, has announced the launch of Thermopedia, (www.thermopedia.com), a new web-based research tool. The product serves as a guide to concepts and gateway to a number of journals and reference… Read More
Genome Medicine publishes first research article - April 17, 2009
Genome Medicine, published by open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced the publication of its first research article. The article, covering work on systems medicine and informatics, reflects the journal's aim to publish high-quality research across a wide range of topics relevant for medical researchers… Read More
