Knowledgespeak Newsletter

18 October 2012

Elsevier releases landmark book on Computer Architecture as an enhanced eBook STM publisher Elsevier has announced the release of Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach, 5th Edition by John L. Hennessy (President of Stanford University) and David A. Patterson (Pardee Professor of Computer Science, University of California Berkeley) as an enhanced eBook. This interactive eBook from Inkling focuses on the dramatic and evolutionary developments in mobile and cloud computing. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Thomson Reuters announces addition of 21 million more scientific journal articles in Thomson Innovation The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced the addition of 21 million more scientific journal articles in Thomson Innovation. Users can now opt to access the entire Web of Science backfile from within Thomson Innovation, with coverage from 1898. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme ProQuest study explores non-journal resources used by business faculty for research ProQuest has released the findings of its new study that says business faculty typically use working papers, printed books, pre-prints, conference proceedings and dissertations, in addition to scholarly journals, for active research projects. Newspapers join books at the top of most-used resources. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme WK Health acquires Health Language, Inc. Wolters Kluwer Health has announced an agreement to acquire Health Language, Inc., a leader in Medical Terminology Management (MTM), a rapidly growing segment of the point-of-care market. The acquisition is part of WK Health's strategy to continually enhance its leadership position in the point of care market by providing customers with access to a comprehensive set of evidence-based disease and drug information knowledge platforms and robust software solutions. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Knovel announces addition of Titanium Alloy Database to Critical Content line Knovel, provider of a Web-based application integrating technical information with analytical and search tools, has announced the addition of the Titanium Alloy Database to its growing Critical Content line. The mission behind Knovel's Critical Content line is to fill major gaps in technical content that make it difficult for engineers to do their jobs efficiently. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Inaugural issue of Nature Arabic Edition published Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group has announced the first issue of Nature Arabic Edition. The new publication's website is live at arabicedition.nature.com and the October print issue has been delivered to over 10,000 readers worldwide. Nature Arabic Edition is sponsored by King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), Saudi Arabia. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme IOP Publishing and the Sinopec Geophysical Research Institute renew publishing partnership Non-profit scientific publisher Institute of Physics (IOP) Publishing and the Sinopec Geophysical Research Institute (SGRI), Nanjing, China, have announced the renewal of their publishing partnership. Building on nine years of collaboration, the partnership will ensure that the Journal of Geophysics and Engineering continues to be a distinguished journal within its field. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Metapress announces addition of Practical Action Publishing MetaPress has announced the addition of Practical Action Publishing, a subsidiary company of Practical Action, to the list of publishers who have recently signed agreements for services from Metapress. Metapress provides a comprehensive solution to Web-publishing needs and offers an established way to electronically publish titles, including journals, books, reference works, and databases. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme ARL announces 2012-2013 Board of Directors The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has announced that Wendy Pradt Lougee, University Librarian and McKnight Presidential Professor, University of Minnesota, began a one-year term as President of the Association on October 11, 2012, during the ARL Membership Meeting in Washington, DC. She succeeds Winston Tabb, Sheridan Dean of University Libraries and Museums, Johns Hopkins University. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme OSA elects Philip Russell as 2013 Vice President, three directors at large also elected The Optical Society (OSA) has announced that its members have elected Philip Russell of the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light and the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany as its 2013 vice president. Three directors at large were also chosen during this year's election. 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