De Gruyter launches journals, e-books and reference platform with Atypon - July 17, 2008
Information services provider Atypon Systems, Inc., US, and academic publisher Walter de Gruyter, Germany, have announced the release of Reference Global, a new integrated online journals, books and reference work site for de Gruyter scholarly content. The platform can be accessed at… Read More
Springer launches new Content Solutions for Industry - July 16, 2008
STM publisher Springer Science+Business Media, Germany, has announced the release of Springer Content Solutions for Industry (www.springer.com/forindustry), which features customised collections of professional, scientific, technical and medical books, journals, reference works and protocols specifically organised for the needs of companies heavily active… Read More
WK Health launches Mobile Clin-eguide for ‘on the go’ clinical decision support - July 16, 2008
Medical information provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, and knowledge management solutions provider Unbound Medicine, US, have announced that Mobile Clin-eguide, a version of the former's online clinical decision support tool powered by the Unbound Platform, is now available to IP-authenticated Clin-eguide subscribers for 'on… Read More
Safari Books Online adds Manning Publications to digital library service - July 16, 2008
Safari Books Online, a US-based e-reference joint venture between publishers O'Reilly Media, Inc. and Pearson Technology Group, has announced that books from Manning Publications are now available as part of the Safari Books Online digital library. The move is in response to frequent requests from current… Read More
Advanstar launches digital editions of healthcare titles - July 16, 2008
Media Company Advanstar Communications Inc., US, has launched digital editions of three of its health care titles. The titles - RN, Healthcare Traveler and LocumLife - join two other Advanstar health care titles, Drug Topics and Geriatrics, in offering readers instant access to an online version… Read More
Modality Launches Mobile Learning Applications on Apple App Store - July 15, 2008
Modality Inc, US, a leading provider of innovative learning and consumer reference content for iPods, has announced that its new line of applications for the Apple iPhone and iPod touch will be available on Apple's App Store. These products are designed to provide a new and… Read More
New Library Metadata Journal from Taylor & Francis - July 15, 2008
Academic publisher Taylor & Francis, UK, has announced that the first issue of the new Journal of Library Metadata is off-press. The new journal surveys the growing role of metadata librarians in academic libraries, institutional repositories, and open access resources. The Journal… Read More
Scientific journals urged to adopt common policy for disclosing financial conflicts of interest - July 15, 2008
The Center for Science in the Public Interest has urged editors of science and medicine journals to adopt a common standard for disclosing financial conflicts of interest among their authors, editors, and peer reviewers. The nonprofit watchdog group, who's Integrity in Science Project monitors corporate influence… Read More
Education Resources Information Center available on WilsonWeb database - July 14, 2008
Database producer H.W. Wilson, US, has announced that longtime research standard Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is now searchable as a WilsonWeb database. Sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the US Department of Education, ERIC allows searching of 1.1… Read More
Aries Systems unveils Chinese translations of Editorial Manager user tutorials - July 14, 2008
Online submission system provider Aries Systems Corporation, US, has announced the availability of the Chinese-language author and reviewer tutorials for its Editorial Manager peer-review system. Increasingly, scholarly publishers of English-language publications in all disciplines are observed to be looking to scientists and researchers in China as… Read More
