TDNet rolls out e-resources management platform for corporate libraries - November 16, 2009
E-resource access and management solutions provider TDNet Ltd., US, recently announced a new ‘discovery to delivery’ platform for corporate libraries and information centres. The TDOne TDNet platform is projected to integrate access to all of the internal and external information resources available across the enterprise using… Read More
Wiley promotes research excellence with annual Polymer Science award - November 16, 2009
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, has announced that two researchers have been selected as the recipients of the seventh annual ‘SPSJ Wiley Award’. The award is sponsored by Wiley in conjunction with the Society of Polymer Science Japan (SPSJ). Masami Kamigaito from Nagoya University… Read More
TechWeb names Sarah Milstein as General Manager and Co Chair of Web 2.0 Expo - November 16, 2009
TechWeb, a division of United Business Media, US, has announced the appointment of Sarah Milstein as General Manager and Co Chair of Web 2.0 Expo brands, including the annual events in San Francisco and New York. In her new position, she will lead the content, strategy… Read More
The latest edition of blogspeak is now online - November 16, 2009
The latest edition of blogspeak is now online. Featured are Philip Davis (Open Access Memberships: Are Libraries Paying Too Much?); Joe Wikert (Is the eReader Financial Model Upside Down?); Kent Anderson (Breaking the Chain of Inquiry — When Journals and Journalists Fall Short); and Joshua Kim (Audiobooks, E-readers and Accessibility).… Read More
Elsevier launches MD Consult Mobile - November 13, 2009
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the launch of MD Consult Mobile. Optimised for iPhones, BlackBerrys and other smartphone devices, MD Consult Mobile allows clinicians to consult the same MD Consult content available from a laptop or desktop computer. Physicians of any specialty will now be… Read More
JISC releases ‘Open Science’ report - November 13, 2009
The Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC), UK, has released a report as part of its ‘Research 3.0 – driving the knowledge economy’ activity, which launches at the end of November. The new ‘Open Science’ report trails key research trends that could purportedly have far-reaching implications for… Read More
