Access Knowledgespeak using your smartphones and mobile devices via Myscoope.com - September 19, 2011
Mobile access for Knowledgespeak is now available in a mobile browser version and a Java application version. Smartphones and Tablets – We publish a mobile browser version for smartphones and tablet PCs. This is accessible at www.myscoope.com, a site designed specifically for all types of… Read More
Google seen close to settling lawsuit with publishers - September 16, 2011
Internet search services provider Google, Inc., US, the Association of American Publishers (AAP) and five publisher plaintiffs have reportedly informed a US judge that they are close to settling a lawsuit over the former’s controversial book-scanning project. Negotiations between Google and the… Read More
Elsevier announces new enhancement to SciVal Spotlight - September 16, 2011
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has launched a new enhancement to SciVal Spotlight, an integrated collaboration analysis enabling institutional decision makers to identify and evaluate partnerships at an institutional and author level. As a rising number of institutions shift their focus towards collaborative relationships to secure funding… Read More
Monongahela Valley Hospital selects Thomson Reuters’ Micromedex Solutions for clinical decision support - September 16, 2011
Business information provider Thomson Reuters, US, has announced that Monongahela Valley Hospital (MVH) has signed a multi-year agreement to use Thomson Reuters Micromedex solutions as its source for evidence-based clinical reference information. MVH is a 210-bed, full-service healthcare facility in western Pennsylvania. The hospital needed a… Read More
New independent working group formed to expand access to published research findings - September 16, 2011
A new independent working group has been set up to examine how UK-funded research findings can be made more accessible. The group will propose a programme of action and make recommendations to government, research funders, publishers and other interested parties on how access to research findings and outcomes can be… Read More
British Library study supports electronic clearance of orphan works - September 16, 2011
The British Library, the national library of the UK, as part of the wider EU funded ARROW (Accessible Registries of Rights Information and Orphan Works) project, has published a study into rights clearance and mass digitisation. The study examines the issue of orphan works. 'Seeking New… Read More
