University of Delaware Library joins HathiTrust partnership - April 9, 2012
The University of Delaware Library has announced that it has become one of the latest members of HathiTrust, a partnership of major academic and research libraries collaborating to preserve and provide access to the published record in digital form. The University of Delaware Library plans… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - April 9, 2012
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Kent Anderson (Will We Be Ready When That Other Type of Disruption Comes?); Heather Morrison (The impact of funding agency open access policies); Katarina Lovrecic (Open Science on Quora: Why Are We Not There, Yet?); and Phil Davis (The (Post)… Read More
Pharmacy OneSource to host free webinar on Pharmacogenomics - April 6, 2012
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, has announced that Pharmacy OneSource is hosting a complimentary webinar with Leslie Mackowiak, RPh, MS in 'Putting Pharmacogenomics into Practice Strategies for Successful Implementation'. The webinar is scheduled for April 18, 2012, from 12:00 PM - 1:00… Read More
Online registration for 2012 ClimateQUAL Webcast now open - April 6, 2012
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has announced that online registration is now open for the 2012 ClimateQUAL Webcast, a free workshop designed to provide potential and current participants with vital information on the ClimateQUAL service. The ClimateQUAL service is a survey protocol capturing data on… Read More
Google to end eBooks partnership with independent booksellers - April 6, 2012
Representatives of Internet search services provider Google, Inc., US, have reportedly contacted the American Booksellers Association and Powell's Books to announce that the company would end its Google eBooks reseller programme worldwide. In February, it had seemed as if independent booksellers were getting a reprieve when… Read More
Amazon launches Kindle Store with Spanish language e-books - April 6, 2012
Online books retailer Amazon.com, Inc., US, has announced a new Spanish-language e-book store within the Amazon.com Kindle Store, 'eBooks Kindle en Español'. It offers additional features for Spanish-speaking customers in the US, like extensive help pages, and phone and e-mail customer support… Read More
