UK research faces challenge from emerging markets, says ABPI - October 24, 2011
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) has reportedly warned that the UK must continue to attract investment for research, or risk being surpassed by emerging markets. According to ABPI Chief Executive Stephen Whitehead, today’s research often takes place internationally, and… Read More
Amazon brings HTML5 support to Kindle with Format 8 - October 24, 2011
Online books retailer Amazon.com, Inc., US, has launched its next-generation file-format for Kindle books. Kindle Format 8 (KF8) will reportedly replace Mobi 7, and it brings support for HTML5 and CSS3. According to Amazon, this will enable publishers to create better-looking books… Read More
Pharmacy OneSource to host free webinar on Successes of C. Diff Reduction - October 24, 2011
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has announced that Pharmacy OneSource, software-as-a-service provider of Sentri7, a clinical surveillance, documentation and reporting tool, is hosting a complimentary webinar with Edward Eiland, on ‘Successes of a Clostridium difficile Infection (CDI) Reduction Team.’ Clostridium difficile is a challenging… Read More
OCLC’s Executive Search Committee names librarians, staff and other library leaders to Community Advisory Group - October 24, 2011
The Executive Search Committee of the OCLC Board of Trustees has named 13 people to a Community Advisory Group that will be involved in the search for the next President and Chief Executive Officer of OCLC to succeed Jay Jordan, who has announced his plans to… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - October 24, 2011
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Joseph Esposito (The Shrinking Orphan Works Problem); Daniel Scocco (Changes In the Publishing Industry); Don Hawkins (Publishers, Distributors, and the Future of E-Books); and Chloe Albanesius (Can Android Tablets Topple the iPad? Not Just Yet). Blogspeak includes blog posts relevant… Read More
Access Knowledgespeak using your smartphones and mobile devices via Myscoope.com - October 24, 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