CSIRO and AuScope develop geospatial data network - May 3, 2011
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) together with AuScope have developed an open-access network of geospatial data and supporting infrastructure - the Spatial Information Services Stack (SISS) - for the exploration of Australia's geology. According to AuScope chief executive, Bob Haydon, the new… Read More
Mary Ann Liebert provides free access to journals in the field of sustainability - April 22, 2011
Publisher Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., US, has announced complimentary online access to its journals in the field of sustainability until May 6, 2011, in recognition of Earth Day. Free online access is currently available for Sustainability: The Journal of Record; Environmental Justice; and Ecopsychology. Each journal… Read More
EBSCO Publishing databases to support environmental initiatives - April 21, 2011
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing, US, has announced that it is offering a diverse selection of environmental resources that can assist with environmental protection, sustainability efforts and other green initiatives. These are seen to support environment-friendly initiatives on Earth Day and other days as well.… Read More
NPG provides free access to 16 clinical journals for Japan earthquake relief efforts - April 14, 2011
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG), UK, has announced free access to 16 relevant clinical journals to hospitals and research institutions in Japan. The move follows the devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan recently. The publisher has initiated either seamless IP access or password access… Read More
ProQuest opens access to popular databases during National Library Week - April 12, 2011
Information resources and technologies provider ProQuest, US, is offering libraries new opportunities to market their rich online database services to their communities during the National Library Week (April 10-16). The company is also giving citizens a chance to share their love of libraries on its Facebook… Read More
Gale offers free access to six online resources during National Library Week - April 7, 2011
Gale, part of Cengage Learning, is offering free access to six online resources for use by any library during the National Library Week. Free access runs through National Library Week, from April 10 - 24, 2010. Librarians can download the widget to their homepage by visiting… Read More
Wolters Kluwer Pharma Solutions adds OA publishing option to the Adis line of pharmacology and pharmacotherapy journals - April 5, 2011
Wolters Kluwer Pharma Solutions, Inc., a US-based provider of scientific information and analytics to professionals in the pharmaceutical and biotech fields, has added a new open access (OA) publishing option for authors submitting original research articles to the Adis line of pharmacology and pharmacotherapy journals -… Read More
Nature Publishing Group launches sixth open access journal – Translational Psychiatry - April 5, 2011
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG), UK, has announced that Translational Psychiatry, a new online-only open access journal, has published its first articles. Published by NPG, the journal is live at www.nature.com/tp. Editor-in-Chief Professor Julio Licinio will officially launch the new… Read More
Irish Veterinary Journal publishes first open access articles with BioMed Central - April 1, 2011
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced that the Irish Veterinary Journal, the official journal of Veterinary Ireland, has published its first open access articles. Irish Veterinary Journal has been publishing for 65 years and has recently transferred over to BioMed Central to begin a… Read More
WK Health offers free access to medical resources for disaster relief efforts in Japan - March 30, 2011
Healthcare publisher Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW) and Ovid, part of Wolters Kluwer Health, are providing free online access to emergency, disaster, trauma and radiation contamination resources to Japanese hospitals and healthcare institutions affected by the recent disasters. The online access is provided via the Wolters… Read More
