EBSCO scholarship for librarian to attend 30th annual Charleston Conference - October 7, 2010
Knowledge base provider EBSCO has announced that it is sponsoring a $1,000 scholarship for a librarian to attend the 30th Annual Charleston Conference on Nov. 3-6, 2010 in Charleston, SC, for the second year. Applicants had to submit a short essay that detailed how their library… Read More
Attention Subscribers – www.myscoope.com lets you access Knowledgespeak using your mobile devices - October 7, 2010
Mobile access for Knowledgespeak is now available via our new beta application, SCOOPE STM Mobile. Subscribers on the move can now gain easy access to Knowledgespeak through a reader-friendly mobile phone interface. This application is uniquely available in two versions:… Read More
Frankfurt Book Fair begins - October 6, 2010
The 62nd annual Frankfurt Book Fair kicked off on Wednesday. According to fair director Jürgen Boos, more than 7,500 exhibitors from 111 countries are expected this year, posting a three-percent increase over the previous year. A new feature of the 2010 Frankfurt Book Fair is its… Read More
Elsevier unveils enhanced version of digital research tool, BrainNavigator - October 6, 2010
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced a new version of its online research tool, BrainNavigator. The first version, introduced in 2008, was reportedly well received by the neuroscience researcher community and received the PROSE Award in 2009. In the updated version, BrainNavigator 3.0, Elsevier has added… Read More
Ovid in deal with China’s Institute of Science & Technology to open access to LWW Journal Definitive Archive collection - October 6, 2010
Information solutions provider Ovid, part of Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has signed an agreement with the Institute of Science and Technology Information of China to provide access to the Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW) Journal Definitive Archive collection through the National Science and Technology Library (NSTL)… Read More
Glasgow Caledonian University opts for ProQuest Central database - October 6, 2010
Information resources and technologies provider ProQuest, US, has announced that the UK's Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) is joining university libraries around the world that are subscribing to ProQuest Central, a CODiE award-winning database. Students, researchers and lecturing staff at the university will… Read More
