New OCLC Research report builds on 1998 ARL survey of special collections - October 28, 2010
Library information provider OCLC Research, US, has released a new report titled, 'Taking Our Pulse: The OCLC Research Survey of Special Collections and Archives'. This report provides the detailed findings from a 2009 OCLC Research survey of 275 institutions across the US and Canada to determine… Read More
LexisNexis TotalPatent to provide direct links to Elsevier journal abstracts - October 28, 2010
Content-enabled workflow solutions provider LexisNexis, US, has announced that its LexisNexis TotalPatent service is the first patent research service to provide users with direct links to abstracts of non-patent journal articles - offering them a more complete and efficient view of the information, news and trends… Read More
WIPO to host meeting on copyright licensing - October 28, 2010
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has announced that WIPO Director General Francis Gurry and Harvard University professor Lawrence Lessig will open a meeting hosted by WIPO in Geneva on copyright licensing. The event, scheduled for November 4 and 5, 2010, will feature a range of… Read More
1000 Genomes Project publishes map of genetic variations in journal ‘Nature’ - October 28, 2010
The 1000 Genomes Project, an international public-private consortium, has published in the journal Nature, a comprehensive map of genetic differences, called variations, estimated to contain approximately 95 percent of the genetic variation of any person on earth. Researchers produced the map using next-generation DNA sequencing technologies… Read More
McGraw-Hill Construction admits paying third parties to access RCD’s trade secret information - October 28, 2010
Construction information provider Reed Construction Data (RCD), US, a division of Reed Business Information, has announced that McGraw-Hill Construction Dodge (MHC), a unit of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. has admitted to some of the most serious allegations made in RCD's 2009 federal lawsuit. In the lawsuit,… Read More
ARL calls for applications for participation in RLLF Program 2011-2012 - October 28, 2010
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has called for applications and nominations for participation in the 2011-2012 class of the Research Library Leadership Fellows (RLLF) Program. The RLLF Program is an executive leadership programme that offers an opportunity for development of future senior-level leaders in large… Read More
