Company of Biologists launches new journal – Disease Models & Mechanisms - August 6, 2008
The Company of Biologists, UK, has launched a new journal - Disease Models & Mechanisms (DMM) - focusing on translational research and use of model organisms to advance human health. Vivian Siegel will serve as the Editor-in-Chief of the journal, the inaugural issue of which was… Read More
ICTP Science Dissemination Unit launches new book on OA - August 5, 2008
The Scientific Dissemination Unit (SDU) of the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) recently released a free online book, Science Dissemination Using Open Access, a compendium of selected literature on Open Access (OA). Edited by E. Canessa and M. Zennaro, the book is an effort by… Read More
EnergyCurrent expands site with new feature and improved search function - August 5, 2008
EnergyCurrent.com, a publisher of upstream energy business news focused on offshore petroleum and emerging and alternative energy resources, has enabled a new feature, allowing registered users to comment on all of the site's articles. The comments feature allows readers to interact with the stories, adding their… Read More
Cambridge University Press enhances online journals platform - August 4, 2008
Academic publisher Cambridge University Press (CUP), US, has announced enhancements to its online journals platform, Cambridge Journals Online (CJO). Major new developments in functionality and design are projected to provide improved access to CUP's collection of over 230 leading academic and practitioner journals in science, technology… Read More
The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology brings out special issue on AIDS - August 4, 2008
The editors of The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology have announced the July issue, highlighting AIDS and AIDS research. Published by Elsevier, the journal is the official publication of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. The issue coincides with the XVII International AIDS Conference, taking place at… Read More
BioMed Central launches new journal – Journal of Foot and Ankle Research - August 4, 2008
Open access publisher BioMed Central, US, has launched a new open access journal - Journal of Foot and Ankle Research. The journal is the official journal of the Australasian Podiatry Council and the Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists (UK). Journal of Foot and Ankle Research covers… Read More
Nature Publishing Group launches Manuscript Deposition Service - August 1, 2008
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG), UK, has launched the first phase of its Manuscript Deposition Service. The free service is expected to help authors meet funder and institutional mandates for public access. The NPG Manuscript Deposition Service is now available to authors publishing original research… Read More
Thieme launches second edition of endoscopic sinus surgery title - August 1, 2008
Thieme Publishers, part of STM publisher Thieme Publishing Group, Germany, has released the second edition of the Endoscopic Surgery of the Paranasal Sinuses and Anterior Skull Base. This completely revised book, by Dr. Malte Erik Wigand, claims to be a comprehensive visual guide for medical professionals… Read More
Call for society publishers to participate in semantic web pilot project - July 31, 2008
Library management systems and services provider Talis Information Ltd., UK, and TBI Communications, UK, have announced a joint initiative that offers society publishers the opportunity to participate in a free pilot project designed to test the application of Web 2.0 and semantic… Read More
OCLC’s new Web Harvester captures web content to add to digital collections - July 31, 2008
Global library cooperative Online Computer Library Center, Inc. (OCLC), US, has announced the release of Web Harvester, a new product that allows libraries to capture and add web content to their digital collections managed by OCLC's CONTENTdm Digital Collection Management Software. OCLC's Web Harvester addresses the… Read More
