RSC Publishing to provide COUNTER 3 journal usage statistics - March 2, 2009
Scientific publisher RSC Publishing, UK, the publishing arm of the Royal Society of Chemistry, can now provide customers with COUNTER 3 compliant journal usage statistics, as the result of a new service delivered by MPS Technologies. RSC Publishing claims to be the first chemistry publisher to… Read More
DynaMed adds feature to link update reason directly to new content - March 2, 2009
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing, US, has announced the addition of a new feature to its clinical reference tool, DynaMed. The feature is aimed to help DynaMed users immediately go to content updates in topics. When significant new content is added to a DynaMed topic,… Read More
Springer to publish ‘Neurotoxicity Research’ - February 27, 2009
STM publisher Springer, Germany, has announced that it will, from henceforth, publish Neurotoxicity Research, the official journal of the Neurotoxicity Society. The publication is an international, interdisciplinary broad-based journal reporting on both basic and clinical research on classical neurotoxicity effects and mechanisms associated with neurodegeneration, necrosis,… Read More
McGraw-Hill Professional launches online resource for anesthesiology - February 27, 2009
McGraw-Hill Professional, a US-based provider of information resources for the scientific and medical communities, has launched AccessAnesthesiology (http://www.accessanesthesiology.com), an online resource dedicated solely to pain management, critical care and perioperative medicine. The learning website seeks to give anesthesiology residents a suite of… Read More
Swets puts decision support service into Beta testing phase - February 26, 2009
Subscription services provider Swets, Netherlands, has announced that following an enthusiastic reception at a pre-launch event at ALA Midwinter, SwetsWise Selection Support, a decision support service, has entered into its beta testing phase. The tool seeks to combine customers' usage statistics with their subscription holdings and… Read More
Semantico launches Shibboleth-enabled SAMS access management system - February 25, 2009
Online publishing solutions provider Semantico Limited, UK, has announced a new release of its SAMS access management system for online publishing offering full support for Shibboleth version 1.3 and 2.0. The new version positions SAMS as a next-generation access system. The new Shibboleth-enabled version of SAMS… Read More
Scrip launches online news and analysis service for the global pharmaceutical industry - February 25, 2009
Scrip World Pharmaceutical News has launched scripnews.com - an online news and analysis service for the global pharmaceutical industry. The launch firmly places Scrip at the cutting edge of online content and delivery. Scripnews.com offers users the latest breaking news in context by providing added-value drug,… Read More
Nature Publishing Group launches monthly chemistry journal - February 24, 2009
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group, UK, has announced that Nature Chemistry, its 16th research journal, is now publishing papers online in advance of print. The first issue (April 2009) will go live on March 20th at http://www.nature.com/nchem/index.html. A monthly peer-reviewed publication, Nature… Read More
UK Research Reserve Phase 2 launched - February 23, 2009
The UK Research Reserve (UKRR) programme, a collaborative initiative of higher education libraries led by Imperial College London and the British Library, has been launched. Under the initiative, the British Library will store low-use journals for the HE community and make them accessible to researchers and… Read More
Medpedia Project launches beta version of technology platform for health community - February 23, 2009
The Medpedia Project has announced the public launch of the beta version of a technology platform for the worldwide health community. Harvard Medical School, Stanford School of Medicine, Berkeley School of Public Health, University of Michigan Medical School and other leading global health organisations, are contributing… Read More
