NLM launches repository for preservation of digitised biomedical resources - September 29, 2010
The National Library of Medicine (NLM), a component of the US' National Institutes of Health, has launched a new digital repository, Digital Collections, at http://collections.nlm.nih.gov. The new resource is complementary to the PubMed Central digital archive of electronic journal articles (Read More
Amazon launches beta version of Kindle for the Web - September 29, 2010
Online books retailer Amazon.com, Inc., US, has introduced the beta version of 'Kindle for the Web', making it even easier for customers to discover new books and authors by sampling Kindle books directly through web browsers. Amazon is also inviting bloggers and website owners who are… Read More
BioMed Central launches new membership package – Shared Support Membership - September 29, 2010
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced the launch of Shared Support Membership, a new and innovative Membership package for institutions that want to provide financial support for their researchers open access publications, but at the same time manage their expenditure. Whilst many institutes encourage… Read More
OCLC to provide cataloguing and processing services for the NRC-CISTI - September 29, 2010
Library cooperative OCLC has announced that it will perform cataloguing and processing services for the National Research Council's Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (NRC-CISTI), Canada's national science library and the library for NRC. Under the new agreement, OCLC will perform all of NRC-CISTI's cataloguing… Read More
Illinois State University opts for EBSCO Discovery Service to update ‘Search It’ functionality - September 29, 2010
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, has announced that Illinois State University (ISU) has selected EBSCO Discovery Service from EBSCO Publishing as its discovery solution. With this initiative, the ISU seeks to provide a single search experience and fast, simple access to the library's… Read More
ACP releases new iPhone application for Annals of Internal Medicine - September 29, 2010
The American College of Physicians (ACP) has released a new iPhone application for its flagship journal - Annals of Internal Medicine. Available for free at the iPhone App Store, the Annals of IM application allows iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad users to view abstracts from the… Read More
