ARL offers Organizational Performance Assessment for Libraries consulting service - January 5, 2011
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is offering a new consulting service, Organizational Performance Assessment for Libraries (OPAL), to help academic libraries effectively integrate strategy, planning, and assessment within the institution. OPAL is the successor to, and builds upon, the Effective, Sustainable, and Practical Assessment… Read More
Project Euclid implements MathJax to present mathematics attractively and reliably on the Web - January 5, 2011
Project Euclid, the online information community for mathematics and statistics resources from independent and society publishers, is implementing a new technology to make the presentation of mathematics as attractive on the web as it is on paper. MathJax, an open-source JavaScript display engine, renders standard mathematics… Read More
Jordan Hospital to implement ProVation Order Sets, powered by UpToDate Decision Support - January 5, 2011
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, has announced that Jordan Hospital has selected ProVation Order Sets, powered by UpToDate Decision Support, as the electronic order set solution for the organisation. ProVation Order Sets, powered by UpToDate Decision Support, is an easily customisable… Read More
Wiley and Green Project announce licensing deal - January 5, 2011
Green Project, an innovative and environmentally dedicated supplier of refurbished ink and toner cartridges, has announced a licensing agreement with publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc. With support from Wiley, Green Project will launch its line of inkjet and toner cartridges 'For… Read More
College of Direct Support launches Disability Intensive Course on diabetes - January 5, 2011
The College of Direct Support (CDS), an Internet-based college for Direct Support Professionals (DSPs), has introduced a Disability Intensive Course (DIC) on diabetes into its curriculum. CDS is managed by a partnership between Elsevier I MC Strategies and the University of Minnesota's Research and Training Center.… Read More
Amazon to unveil free Kindle apps for Android and Windows LCD tablet computers - January 5, 2011
Online books retailer Amazon.com, Inc., US, has announced that Kindle apps will also be tailored specifically for Android- and Windows-based LCD tablets to enable customers to access the Kindle Store and its selection of books. Like all Kindle apps, the new Kindle apps built for Android… Read More