LCA files friend of the court brief to defend fair use rights of libraries - April 26, 2012
Members of the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) recently filed a friend of the court brief to defend the fair use rights of libraries. The libraries’ brief, prepared by Jonathan Band, responds to the plaintiffs’ distorted view of libraries’ rights, showing that it would affect not only… Read More
Optical Society members discuss federal funding of R&D with US policymakers - April 26, 2012
Optical Society (OSA) members from around the US came together on Capitol Hill recently to speak with lawmakers about science policy issues, federal investments in research and development (R&D) and discuss proposed funding levels in the upcoming FY 2013 appropriations bills. The OSA members will join… Read More
Elsevier appoints Jim Donohue as MD for Global Clinical Reference group - April 26, 2012
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has appointed Jim Donohue as Managing Director of the Global Clinical Reference group in Elsevier Health Sciences. In this new role, Donohue will report to Michael Hansen, CEO of Elsevier Health Sciences. One of Donohue’s first responsibilities is the commercial launch… Read More
Lexicomp partners with Logical Images to deliver oral lesion diagnosis tool for dental professionals - April 26, 2012
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, has announced that Lexicomp has partnered with Logical Images to deliver an oral lesion diagnosis tool, VisualDx Oral, for dental professionals. Dental professionals utilising Lexicomp Online for Dentistry, the Lexicomp dental-specific drug and clinical information solution,… Read More
Indiana University selected as a partner institution in new data curation fellowship programme - April 26, 2012
Researchers are creating and using scientific data at unprecedented levels, underscoring the need for curators, or caretakers, to ensure that this massive amount of vital information is being maintained for important research. To help meet this need, Indiana University, through a joint effort between its Data… Read More
More than 12 million catalogue records from Harvard’s 73 libraries publicly available - April 26, 2012
The Harvard Library has announced that it is making more than 12 million catalogue records from Harvard’s 73 libraries publicly available. The records contain bibliographic information about books, videos, audio recordings, images, manuscripts, maps, and more. The Harvard Library is making these records available in… Read More
