The latest edition of blogspeak is now online - June 29, 2009
The latest edition of blogspeak is now online. Featured are Joseph Esposito (How Libraries Can Find Money in Clouds); Frederic Lardinois (Libraries, eBooks, and the Mobile Web: A Long Ways to Go); Kent Anderson (The Freedom of Not Owning Books ); and Richard Poynder (Open Access and the A-Bomb). A… Read More
Gale launches PowerSearch 2.0 - June 26, 2009
E-research and educational publisher Gale, part of Cengage Learning, US, has announced the launch of PowerSearch 2.0, an enhanced version of the original PowerSearch platform which provides the library community comprehensive access to authoritative reference, periodical and primary source information. PowerSearch 2.0 simplifies browsing through Gale's… Read More
British Library names Frances Brindle as Director of Strategic Marketing and Communications - June 26, 2009
The British Library, the national library of the UK, has announced the appointment of Frances Brindle as the British Library's new Director of Strategic and Marketing and Communications (SM&C). Brindle started in her role on June 8, 2009. As Director of SM&C at the British Library,… Read More
JISC, Higher Education Academy launch Open Educational Resources programme - June 26, 2009
The UK's Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) and the Higher Education Academy have officially launched the Open Educational Resources (OER) programme. The initiative, funded by HEFCE and run by the Academy and JISC, aims to make a wide range of learning resources created by academics freely… Read More
NPG titles lead 2008 Journal Citation Reports - June 26, 2009
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG), UK, has announced that its flagship publication Nature continues its position as the number one weekly science journal, with a new Impact Factor of 31.434. Thomson Reuters recently published the new Impact Factors in the 2008 Journal Citation Report (JCR),… Read More
Pearson invests $30 million in Indian education companies - June 26, 2009
Publishing group Pearson, UK, has announced investments totalling $30 million in two Indian education companies - Educomp Solutions and TutorVista. The move is seen to build Pearson's position in one of the world's largest and fastest-growing education markets. Educomp, a listed education company, serves more than… Read More
