Mobile access for Knowledgespeak now available - July 6, 2010
Knowledgespeak subscribers, on the move, can now access quality STM News of their choice any time any where with the all new SCOOPE service. SCOOPE is the only mobile application that allows subscribers to customise content. Advantage of SCOOPE - Newsletters are now downloadable into local memory and read at… Read More
Three million orphan books in Europe, says European Commission report - July 5, 2010
The European Commission has published a new report according to which at least 3 million orphan books exist in Europe - works which are still in copyright but cannot be digitised because the rights holders cannot be traced to grant permission. The study gathered responses from… Read More
Public and private sector leaders meet to discuss copyright in the internet economy - July 5, 2010
The Commerce Department's United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) recently co-hosted a symposium to discuss the relationship between copyright policy, creativity and innovation in the Internet economy. The US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke together with leaders from… Read More
UNESCO to further expand universal participation in the WDL - July 5, 2010
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) will further expand universal participation in the World Digital Library (WDL). This was announced by the UNESCO's Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information at the opening of the first official meeting of the WDL partners held in… Read More
iPad beats Android in web browsing usage, says Net Applications data - July 5, 2010
Analytics firm Net Applications, US, has released a new monthly browser usage data, according to which more people are browsing the web via an iPad than on an Android-powered device. Apple's iPad currently holds a 0.17 percent share in web browser traffic tracked by Net Applications.… Read More
Thomson Reuters launches free resource to improve drug development partnering - July 5, 2010
Information services provider Thomson Reuters, US, has announced that it has launched The Outpartnering Registry, an innovative resource designed to change the way biotechnology, pharmaceutical and academic organisations find partnering opportunities worldwide. The Outpartnering Registry is freely available to all organisations with drugs in development. It… Read More
