Google allows users to edit US map under Map Maker initiative - April 19, 2011
Internet search services provider Google, Inc., US, is reportedly set to let users edit and make additions to the map of the US under its Map Maker initiative launched three years ago. Google Map Maker is said to be a parallel version of Google Maps that… Read More
Nathan Littauer Hospital to deploy ProVation Order Sets powered by UpToDate tool - April 19, 2011
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has announced that Nathan Littauer Hospital has selected the ProVation Order Sets, powered by UpToDate Decision Support, as the hospital's electronic order set solution. ProVation Order Sets is projected as an easily customisable order set authoring and management solution.… Read More
JISC offers infoKit on best practices to be adopted by UK researchers - April 19, 2011
The UK's Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) has developed a research information management infoKit that is expected to benefit the nation's 30,000 researchers by offering guidance on preparing for the Research Excellence Framework (REF). It also offers examples of best practice in this area. The infokit… Read More
OCLC acquires assets of German library system provider BOND - April 19, 2011
Computer library service and research organisation OCLC, US, has acquired the assets of German library system provider BOND GmbH & Co. Bond is an integrated system provider for public libraries in German speaking countries. The addition of BOND services is expected to enhance and expand… Read More
SAGE begins publication of journal ‘Alternatives’ - April 19, 2011
Publisher SAGE, US, has announced that it has begun to publish the journal Alternatives: Global, Local, Political. Established in 1975, Alternatives seeks to promote a wide range of approaches to political, social, cultural and ecological developments, and to encourage more creative and imaginative ways of thinking… Read More
Attention Subscribers – www.myscoope.com lets you access Knowledgespeak using your mobile devices - April 19, 2011
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