Three more SAGE journals accepted for inclusion in MEDLINE - January 24, 2011
Academic publisher SAGE has announced that a further three of its scientific journals collection have been selected for inclusion in MEDLINE. The journals are: Journal of Pharmacy Practice; Food Science and Technology International; and the Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers. MEDLINE (Medical Literature Analysis… Read More
Emerald journals now available for preservation in Global LOCKSS Network - January 20, 2011
The LOCKSS Program, a unit of the Stanford University Libraries, has announced that journal titles from academic and professional literature publisher Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., UK, are now available for preservation in the Global LOCKSS Network. Emerald has reportedly committed more… Read More
ABM joining efforts to support US’ First Amendment right to gather and sell data - December 17, 2010
American Business Media (ABM), a grouping of business information companies, has reportedly joined with other publishing and data-collection associations and companies in supporting the US' First Amendment right to gather, market and sell data. This follows a reported split of opinion that has developed between two… Read More
NDIIPP partner digital collections now viewable on website - December 14, 2010
The Library of Congress's National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIPP) has introduced a new section in its website to provide a high level view of the collections that partners are preserving worldwide. Users of 'Explore Partner Collections' will now see a map plotting the… Read More
New application provides scientists easy access to key government data - December 13, 2010
Computer scientists at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will work with STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, to enhance scientific research via the World Wide Web. Government agencies around the world reportedly make billions of bits of raw data available to the public each day. However, this data is… Read More
Rush-Copley Medical Center selects Thomson Reuters Pharmacy Xpert to improve medication management - December 9, 2010
Business information provider Thomson Reuters, US, has announced that Rush-Copley Medical Center has selected its Pharmacy Xpert to more effectively manage medication therapy and improve pharmacist efficiency. Pharmacy Xpert is a one-of-a-kind clinical intelligence dashboard that helps hospital pharmacists better manage medication therapy to improve outcomes,… Read More
GenomeQuest adds China sequence patents to IP research solution - December 7, 2010
GenomeQuest, a US-based provider of sequence data management (SDM) products, has announced that it has expanded its content for patent search to include sequences filed at SIPO, the patent office of China. More than 40,000 sequences from over 5000 Chinese patents are already indexed and searchable… Read More
WIT research group to lead EU project to provide increased security - December 6, 2010
A team of researchers in Waterford Institute of Technology's TSSG (Telecommunications Software and Systems Group) were recently appointed as lead co-ordinators of ENDORSE, a €3.7 million EU-wide research project to create technical and legal framework for data management, to prevent the accidental… Read More
NARA and NTIS in deal to preserve digital scientific records - December 2, 2010
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) and the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) have announced an agreement ensuring long-term preservation and access to the NTIS collection of authenticated and secured digital scientific, technical, and engineering information (STEI). It is expected that the results of this… Read More
CABI’s full-text articles now total 100,000 - November 30, 2010
Life sciences publisher CABI, UK, has announced that it now has 100,000 full-text articles available to subscribers of its leading databases on CAB Direct. CABI started its full-text programme four years ago, and is now adding 33,000 articles, including journal papers and conference proceedings, each… Read More
