National Library of China joins OCLC WorldCat Resource Sharing service - May 28, 2010
Global library cooperative Online Computer Library Center, Inc. (OCLC), US, has announced the National Library of China as a new participant in the OCLC WorldCat Resource Sharing service. Under the initiative, the National Library of China will share its rich collections with libraries and researchers worldwide.… Read More
FDA and NIH to launch electronic safety reporting portal - May 28, 2010
The US' Food and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health have launched a new website that, when fully developed, will provide a mechanism for the reporting of pre- and post-market safety data to the federal government. Currently, the website can be used to report… Read More
Thomson Reuters acquires Point Carbon, extends offerings to the energy sector - May 28, 2010
Information services provider Thomson Reuters, US, has announced that it has agreed to acquire Norwegian-based Point Carbon A/S. Point Carbon provides essential trading analytics, news and content for the energy and environmental markets. With this acquisition, Thomson Reuters seeks to further strengthen its offerings to the… Read More
NASW selects Publishing Technology’s pub2web platform to maximise visibility of online content - May 28, 2010
Publishing-specific software solutions provider Publishing Technology, UK, has announced that the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) has selected its pub2web platform to host content made available to over 150,000 users. NASW, a scholarly press in the social sciences, will initially present its four journal titles,… Read More
AMIA names new Editor-in-Chief to lead JAMIA - May 28, 2010
The Board of Directors of the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) has announced the selection of Dr. Lucila Ohno-Machado as the new Editor-in-Chief of the AMIA peer-reviewed informatics journal, JAMIA. Dr. Ohno-Machado is a faculty member of the University of California San Diego, where she is… Read More
enTourage ties up with F.A. Davis to offer nursing and healthcare content - May 28, 2010
enTourage Systems, Inc., the US-based developer of a dualbook branded 'enTourage eDGe', has announced a partnership with publisher F.A. Davis to upgrade its e-book store with additional titles. The enTourage eDGe seeks to bridge multiple technologies into one device. With its hinged E-Ink and LCD screens,… Read More
