Serials Solutions launches new e-resource management service - December 25, 2008
Serials Solutions, a business unit of ProQuest, US, has announced the release of Serials Solutions 360 Resource Manager Consortium Edition, a new e-resource management service for consortia, groups and their member libraries. 360 Resource Manager Consortium Edition helps consortia managers increase efficiency by consolidating e-resource metadata… Read More
Nielsen upgrades online books retailing service with additional features - December 24, 2008
Nielsen Book, part of global information and media company Nielsen Company, US, recently announced upgrades to its flagship service, BookData Online. The developments are a result of research and feedback from booksellers, libraries and publishers stretching back several years. Subscribers to the service can now search… Read More
IOP journal to adopt article numbering system - December 24, 2008
Journal of Neural Engineering, published by IOP publishing, UK, has announced a change from the existing page numbering to an article numbering system, which will begin with the 2009 volume. Article numbering offers important advantages and flexibility as it speeds up the publication process. Papers are… Read More
BioMed Central set to launch new journal – Silence, calls for submissions - December 24, 2008
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced the forthcoming launch of a new journal - Silence. The journal is currently accepting submissions. David Baulcombe of the University of Cambridge and Phillip D Zamore of the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Massachusetts, serve as Editors-in-Chief of… Read More
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation brings out special supplement issue on Traumatic Brain Injury - December 22, 2008
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, published by STM publisher Elsevier, has announced a special supplement to the December issue, highlighting traumatic brain injury (TBI). Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation is the official journal of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy… Read More
Thieme launches Latin nomenclature edition of Atlas of Anatomy - December 22, 2008
STM publisher Thieme Publishing Group, Germany, has announced the launch of a new Latin edition of the Atlas of Anatomy. Botanists and zoologists use Latin names to describe species in a neutral language everyone shares. In anatomy, Latin terminology describes parts of the human body. The… Read More
LWW launches new interface to enhance online use of medical journals - December 17, 2008
Healthcare publisher Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW), part of Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has announced the launch of myLWW, a new personalised and intuitive interface. The new platform integrates medical journal content and rich media to enable collaboration, sharing, and innovation among medical professionals. It currently… Read More
BioMed journal unveils thematic series on pediatric psychopharmacological research - December 17, 2008
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced the first thematic series from Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health. The series features four articles covering recent developments in the controversial field of pediatric psychopharmacology. The series on psychopharmacological research in paediatric… Read More
Springer launches new book series - December 16, 2008
STM publisher Springer, Germany, has announced that it is launching Future City, a new book series which brings together leading experts from the planning, ecological, engineering and design communities from all over the world. The series aims to discuss the wide range of issues facing the… Read More
ICSU releases book on science and technology success stories from Africa - December 16, 2008
The International Council for Science (ICSU) recently released a publication titled Science, Technology, and Innovation for Socio-economic Development: Success Stories from Africa. The publication seeks to emphasise the importance of science and technology for the African continent, and for the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals… Read More
