Google to stop using content from rival sites on review service; faces new protests - July 25, 2011
Internet search services provider Google, Inc., US, is reportedly facing new protests following the company's decision to stop copying information from other local websites for use in its own rival service, Google Places. The reversal brought calls for Google to stop using… Read More
Wellcome Library to digitise early European printed books - July 25, 2011
The Wellcome Library has announced a partnership with information resources and technologies provider ProQuest, UK, to digitise over fifteen thousand volumes from the library's rare book collection as part of the Wellcome Digital Library pilot project. The collection will be made available through ProQuest's new Early… Read More
CQ Press publishes Encyclopedia of Water Politics and Policy in the United States - July 25, 2011
CQ Press, a division of academic publisher SAGE, has announced the publication of the Encyclopedia of Water Politics and Policy in the United States, a comprehensive reference source that analyses water-related issues in America. The publication is co-edited by Steven L. Danver, professor in the Center… Read More
‘Cancer’ report examines conflict-of-interest issues at oncology journals - July 25, 2011
A new study published in the journal Cancer reportedly looks at conflict of interest in oncology publications. The authors, Dr. Aaron S. Kesselheim, Joy L. Lee, Dr. Jerry Avorn, Dr. Amber Servi, Dr. William H. Shrank and Dr. Niteesh K. Choudhry, have sought to define current… Read More
Texas State Board of Education selects Pearson’s Online Learning Exchange programme - July 25, 2011
Education and education technology services provider Pearson, US, has announced that Texas State Board of Education has decided to make Pearson's Online Learning Exchange (OLE) programme available state-wide. Students in Texas' middle school and high school science classrooms can now expect to see their course materials… Read More
Brazilian National Library announces new programme to support translations and re-publication - July 25, 2011
The Brazilian consul general in Frankfurt, Cézar Amaral, has announced that the Fundação Biblioteca Nacional, an institution of the Brazilian Ministry of Culture, has launched a new programme to provide support for translations and re-publication of Brazilian authors. The programme includes 7.6 million US dollars in funding that will be… Read More
