American Society for Microbiology in deal with Publishing Technology to create new digital platform - December 15, 2011
Publishing-specific software solutions provider Publishing Technology plc, UK, and the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) have announced a partnership to create a next-generation digital platform to host all of the organisation's published authoritative content online. The new custom-built site will be developed on Publishing Technology's… Read More
Special issue of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice focuses on quality improvement in public health - December 14, 2011
Healthcare publisher Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW), a Wolters Kluwer Health business, has announced that the January/February 2012 edition of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice (JPHMP) is a special issue entirely focused on the critical topic of quality improvement in public health. The… Read More
Access Knowledgespeak using your smartphones and mobile devices via Myscoope.com - December 14, 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
Springer announces goal-directed competition for original applications using Springer APIs - December 14, 2011
STM publisher Springer has announced the Springer API (Application Programming Interface) Challenge 2.0, its second competition for original, non-commercial applications using its freely available metadata and content APIs. The Springer API Challenge 1.0 asked participants to develop applications that offer users new ways to find,… Read More
NFAIS webinar on factors shaping user behaviour in seeking information - December 14, 2011
The US' National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS) is conducting a webinar that will focus on the time constraints and other factors that shape user information seeking behaviour. The webinar is scheduled for December 19 from 11:00 am-12:30 pm EST. Content providers and librarians… Read More
IEEE unveils new, revised and reaffirmed standards and development projects - December 14, 2011
Technical professional association IEEE, US, has announced dozens of new, revised and reaffirmed standards and standards-development projects. Among the new standards that have been published is IEEE 11073-30200a - Standard for Health Informatics - Point-of-Care Medical Device Communication - Part 30200: Transport Profile - Cable… Read More
