Global e-readers market to reach 53.87 million units by 2017, says GIA report - August 29, 2011
Off-the-shelf market research publisher Global Industry Analysts, Inc. (GIA), US, has released a global report on the e-readers market. According to the report, the world e-readers market is forecast to reach 53.87 million units by the year 2017. The research report, titled "E-Readers: A Global… Read More
ACS event witnesses over 150 scientific reports on sustainability and green chemistry - August 29, 2011
The American Chemical Society (ACS) has announced that it has begun one of the largest-ever sessions devoted to sustainability and green chemistry at the 242nd ACS National Meeting & Exhibition being held till September 1 in Denver. The event will witness 29 symposia and include… Read More
ChemSpider Mobile app now available from Apple App Store - August 29, 2011
Scientific publisher RSC Publishing has announced that ChemSpider Mobile, a free iOS app (iPhone, iPod, iPad) for searching the ChemSpider online chemical database, is now available from the Apple App Store. ChemSpider Mobile provides the ability to search by drawing a chemical structure, or entering… Read More
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins wins 11 Apex Awards for Excellence in Publishing - August 29, 2011
Healthcare publisher Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW), a Wolters Kluwer Health business, has announced that seven LWW published journals have won 11 awards in this year's Apex Awards for Publication Excellence Competition, recognising publishing excellence in a variety of categories. Emergency Medicine News took home the… Read More
ARL-CNI Fall Forum to focus on 21st-century collections and the urgency of collaborative action - August 29, 2011
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has announced that planning is underway for the ARL-CNI Fall Forum, '21st-Century Collections and the Urgency of Collaborative Action.' The event, scheduled for October 13-14, 2011, in Washington, DC, will immediately follow the ARL Membership Meeting. The forum will… Read More
GPO, together with Outsell, Inc. and the Depository Library Council release depository library user survey report - August 29, 2011
The US Government Printing Office (GPO), together with Outsell, Inc. and the Depository Library Council, has developed a survey for depository library users in its efforts to address the value of Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) membership and to determine baseline outcomes-based performance measures. The… Read More
