Thieme makes primary data for chemistry available via alliance with TIB - October 26, 2009
STM publisher Thieme Publishing Group, Germany, has announced a collaboration with the German National Library of Science and Technology (TIB) to make primary chemistry data accessible worldwide. Thieme claims to be the first publisher to offer worldwide access to primary chemistry data. Analytical data, from various… Read More
Informa journal Toxicology Mechanisms and Methods accepted for inclusion in MEDLINE - October 21, 2009
Medical scientific publisher Informa Healthcare, UK, has announced the inclusion of the journal Toxicology Mechanisms and Methods in the US National Library of Medicine's MEDLINE Index. Maintained by the US National Library of Medicine, MEDLINE (Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online) is a premier bibliographic… Read More
BMC Medical Genomics accepted for tracking by Thomson Reuters - October 13, 2009
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced that its journal BMC Medical Genomics has now been accepted for tracking by Thomson Reuters. The journal will get its first impact factor in June 2010. Since its launch in January 2008, BMC Medical Genomics has published more… Read More
Publishing Technology launches new ICE Virtual Library for the Institution of Civil Engineers - October 9, 2009
Publishing-specific software solutions provider Publishing Technology plc, UK, recently launched a new and expanded ICE Virtual Library for the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) and its publishing subsidiary Thomas Telford. The platform provides the first consolidated home for journal and book archives that date back to… Read More
Thomson Reuters and GenomeQuest partner to deliver biological sequence information - October 1, 2009
Information services provider Thomson Reuters, US, has announced a new partnership with GenomeQuest, Inc., a US-based provider of biological sequence search, content and analysis services. Under the deal, Thomson Reuters patent sequence data in GENESEQ will be integrated with the GenomeQuest IP… Read More
Seven BioMed Central journals accepted for coverage in AGRICOLA - September 25, 2009
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced that seven of its journals have been accepted for inclusion in AGRICOLA. AGRICOLA is an indexing service from the United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Library. The journals are: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, BMC Ecology, BMC Plant Biology,… Read More
Brazilian Academic Consortia joins Portico to support digital preservation - September 24, 2009
Non-profit electronic archiving service provider Portico, US, has announced that more than 150 academic libraries in Brazil have begun participation in the Portico archive. These libraries joined Portico as part of a digital preservation initiative directed by the 'Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento do Pessoal de Nivel Superior'… Read More
PMC Canada to make Canadian health research accessible to all - September 22, 2009
Canadians will soon have access to the latest health research findings with the launch of PubMed Central Canada (PMC Canada). Building on the successful PubMed Central archive developed by the US National Library of Medicine, PMC Canada will help accelerate the creation of knowledge and facilitate its use by providing… Read More
Symyx joins SAFE-BioPharma to safe-guard critical scientific data - September 17, 2009
Symyx Technologies, Inc., a US-based provider of technologies for R&D, has announced that it has joined SAFE-BioPharma Association, a non-profit association that created and manages the SAFE-BioPharma digital identity and signature standard for the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries. The membership enables Symyx to implement the SAFE-BioPharma… Read More
Thomson Reuters launches Century Of Social Sciences - September 16, 2009
Information services provider Thomson Reuters, US, has announced the launch of Century of Social Sciences, a superior and unique set of backfiles covering research in the social sciences back to 1900. Century of Social Sciences expands the coverage of Web of Science, available on the ISI… Read More
