EBSCO Publishing unveils new portal for organisational learning - August 29, 2012
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing, US, has released Leadership & Management Learning Center, a new learning portal that seeks to provide highly relevant content from thought leaders on best practices and benchmarks to support and sustain formal and informal organisational learning. Leadership & Management… Read More
Wolters Kluwer helps advertisers adopt ad content for iPad app journal editions - August 29, 2012
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health, US, now reportedly leads the industry in digital transformation of medical journals with a strategy to help its advertising partners leverage multimedia content to increase audience reach and engagement, and deliver return on investment. According to Manhattan Research's recent… Read More
Oxford University Press acquires American Journal of Hypertension - August 29, 2012
Academic publisher Oxford University Press (OUP), UK, has announced the acquisition of the American Journal of Hypertension. The title is said to provide a forum for scientific inquiry in the field of hypertension and related cardiovascular disease. It is a monthly, peer-reviewed journal with an Impact… Read More
arXiv adopts new business model, gets grant from Simons Foundation - August 29, 2012
arXiv, a US-based free repository that has reportedly revolutionised the way scientists share information, has announced that it is adopting a new governance and business model. An operating grant from the Simons Foundation, Cornell University Library has helped arXiv take a major… Read More
Australian government renews national licence to access Cochrane Library - August 29, 2012
The Cochrane Library, an online resource published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, on behalf of the Cochrane Collaboration, is seen to benefit Australian patients and their healthcare practitioners for better health decisions. The Cochrane Library is stated to feature over 5,000 published systematic reviews… Read More
OCLC completes beta testing of WorldShare Interlibrary Loan service - August 29, 2012
Library information provider OCLC, US, has announced that it has completed beta testing of the new OCLC WorldShare Interlibrary Loan service and is moving forward with an 18-month phased migration to the new service. The new service is scheduled to replace WorldCat Resource Sharing in 2013… Read More
