PLA obtains grant to develop online digital literacy resource collection - September 17, 2012
The US' Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has announced that the Public Library Association (PLA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), has been awarded a $291,178 grant through the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program. PLA will partner with the ALA's Office… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - September 17, 2012
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Kent Anderson (Are Scientists Themselves to Blame for Exaggerated Claims in Science Journalism?); Joe Wikert (Piracy, pricing, and ebook hoarding: How is ebook pricing changing our behavior?); Mike Shatzkin (Rethinking what’s happening with ebook prices); David Crotty (Are University Block… Read More
EBSCO Publishing named to InformationWeek 500 list - September 14, 2012
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, has been named to this year's InformationWeek 500, an annual listing of the nation's most innovative users of business technology. This is the second year in a row that EBSCO has achieved this recognition. The annual list was… Read More
SAGE set to publish Canadian Pharmacists Journal - September 14, 2012
Academic publisher SAGE has reached an agreement with the Canadian Pharmacists Association (CPhA) to publish its flagship journal, the Canadian Pharmacists Journal (CPJ), beginning in 2013. Established in 1868, CPJ is the oldest continuously published periodical in Canada. CPJ features original research and review papers… Read More
Pharmacy OneSource to host free webinar on infection prevention and mobile technology - September 14, 2012
Software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider Pharmacy OneSource, part of Wolters Kluwer Health, US, is hosting a complimentary webinar, titled 'iPads and IPs: Maximizing the Use of Mobile Technology within Infection Prevention and Healthcare Epidemiology,' with Matthew E. Weissenbach. Weissenbach will review the expansion of iPad use in healthcare… Read More
OCLC unveils WorldShare Metadata functionality for improved management of e-resources - September 14, 2012
Library information provider OCLC, US, has introduced a new OCLC WorldShare Metadata collection management functionality. This is projected to offer more efficient ways for libraries to manage electronic resources and improve user access to valuable collections. WorldShare Metadata collection management automatically delivers WorldCat MARC records… Read More
