SirsiDynix names Mike Zackrison as vice president for product management - July 18, 2011
Library automation solutions provider SirsiDynix, US, recently announced the appointment of Mike Zackrison as the new vice president for product management. Zackrison brings a strong background in product management and marketing leadership to his new role at SirsiDynix. Having spent more than a decade working… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - July 18, 2011
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Kent Anderson (Will a Renewed Re-examination of the Big Deal Itself Be a Big Deal?); Peter Murray Rust (What's wrong with scholarly publishing? Your feedback – Why should journals exist?); Joe Pickrell (Why publish science in peer-reviewed journals?); Phil Davis… Read More
Access Knowledgespeak using your smartphones and mobile devices via Myscoope.com - July 18, 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
Cengage Learning and Blackboard announce strategic partnership to streamline access to digital solutions and content - July 15, 2011
Teaching, learning and research solutions provider Cengage Learning, US, has announced a strategic partnership with Blackboard Inc. to create a deeper integration and full interoperability of Cengage Learning's digital content and solutions with the Blackboard Learn platform. Through the partnership, Cengage Learning… Read More
OCLC and Credo Reference in deal to integrate WorldCat Search API into Credo General Reference service - July 15, 2011
Computer library service and research organisation OCLC, US, and online reference service Credo Reference have signed an agreement to integrate the WorldCat Search API into the Credo General Reference service, their flagship content application. With this new agreement, OCLC member libraries that subscribe to the… Read More
Elsevier set to publish Mayo Clinic Proceedings - July 15, 2011
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, and Mayo Clinic have announced a publishing partnership. Under the deal, Elsevier will publish the latter's peer-reviewed journal, Mayo Clinic Proceedings. The collaboration will be effective January 1, 2012. Mayo Clinic Proceedings publishes studies in clinical and laboratory medicine, clinical research, basic… Read More
