EBSCO and ALA co-sponsor seven scholarships for librarians to attend the ALA Annual Conference - June 7, 2012
EBSCO, in co-sponsorship with the American Library Association (ALA), has awarded seven librarians $1,000 scholarships to attend the ALA Annual Conference. The conference is scheduled to be held at Anaheim from June 21-26, 2012. As part of the application process, librarians were asked to explain… Read More
McGraw-Hill Education partners with Western Governors University to establish ‘Pay-for-Performance’ business model - June 7, 2012
Education materials publisher McGraw-Hill Education, US, and Western Governors University (WGU) have announced an agreement to establish a ‘pay-for-performance’ model in which McGraw-Hill will receive variable compensation for those WGU students who use MHE technology and services for a particular course and pass. Through the… Read More
Oxford University Press launches offsite mobile access support for mobile journals users - June 7, 2012
Academic publisher Oxford University Press (OUP), UK, has announced that users of its mobile-optimised journals service can now authorise their mobile devices for offsite access to institutional subscriptions. While connected to the institution’s network, by choosing ‘Authorize this Device’ on any journal’s mobile homepage, institutional… Read More
BMJ Group appoints Dr James Cave as editor in chief of The Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin - June 7, 2012
Medical information provider BMJ Group, UK, has announced the appointment of Dr James Cave, a practising GP in Newbury, Berkshire, as the new editor in chief of The Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin (DTB). The position of editor in chief is a first for the recently redesigned… Read More
CALJ members express concern over cuts to Library and Archives Canada and the National Archival development programme - June 7, 2012
Dr. Frits Pannekoek, the newly-elected President of the Canadian Association of Learned Journals (CALJ), recently addressed a strongly worded letter to Prime Minister Harper and Heritage Minister James Moore, in which, he expressed the deep concern of CALJ members at recent cuts to Library and Archives… Read More
German library consortium’s union catalogue now fully searchable via Primo Central - June 7, 2012
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced that the German library consortium Gemeinsamer Bibliotheksverbund (Common Library Network, or GBV) will now offer its users online access to its extensive union catalogue via the Primo Central Index of scholarly e-content. Comprising over 34… Read More
