Newly updated JISC toolkit to help information professionals through different aspects of measuring impact - May 23, 2011
The UK's Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) has announced that a newly updated JISC toolkit will help content creators, publishers and other information professionals understand the reach of their digital assets. They can use the kit to help guide them through different aspects of measuring impact,… Read More
Brazil’s Agricultural Research Corporation adds 470,000 records to WorldCat - May 23, 2011
Computer library service and research organisation OCLC, US, has announced that Brazil's Agricultural Research Corporation, Embrapa, has added more than 470,000 bibliographic records to the OCLC WorldCat database. The database claims to be the world's largest online resource for finding information in libraries. Embrapa's collection,… Read More
Winners of first-annual TCI-Scopus-TRF Journal Awards announced - May 23, 2011
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, in collaboration with the Thai-Journal Citation Index Centre, serving as the database of academic papers published in Thai journals, and the Thailand Research Fund, a government organisation in support of national research, announced the winners of the first-annual TCI-Scopus-TRF Journal Awards. The… Read More
Reed Business Information launches new online destination for Australians looking for health information - May 23, 2011
B2B information provider Reed Business Information (RBI) has announced the launch of www.itsmyhealth.com.au, a new online destination for Australians looking for information about health and general wellbeing. Designed to meet the growing demand for reliable online health information, the website combines… Read More
WSU College of Education chosen to host Journal of Research on Leadership Education - May 23, 2011
The Washington State University (WSU) College of Education has announced that it has been chosen to host the Journal of Research on Leadership Education, starting this fall. Associate Professor Michele Acker-Hocevar in the Tri-Cities and Professor Gail Furman in Spokane will serve as the editors… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - May 23, 2011
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Joe Wikert (What Will the Kindle Platform Look Like in 2012?); MG Siegler (What Happens When It's Google/Android Vs. Amazon/Android?); Mike Shatzkin (eBook sales comparisons to print aren't always what they seem); Kent Anderson (As Book Warehouses Vanish, Is It… Read More
