ACRL 2013 conference discusses changing role of academic libraries - April 30, 2013
The ACRL 2013 came to a close with more than 4,800 library staff, exhibitors, speakers and guests from 50 US states and 19 countries meeting at the Indiana Convention Center. The conference, hosted by ACRL (Association of College and Research Libraries) from April 10-13, discussed the… Read More
New issue brief from Elsevier identifies potential impact of evidence-based medicine in meeting healthcare challenges - April 29, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the availability of the first in a series of issue briefs on evidence-based medicine (EBM). The issue brief, 'Building a Business Case for Evidence-Based Medicine,' reveals the urgent need for EBM, as identified in a roundtable discussion of healthcare industry… Read More
medicalphysicsweb launches iPad supplement - April 29, 2013
Non-profit scientific publisher IOP Publishing (IOP), UK, has announced that medicalphysicsweb, the website for the medical physics community, has launched an iPad version of its supplement, the medicalphysicsweb review. The supplement, which is available to download from the Apple Store for free, is published several times… Read More
BioMed Central appoints Caroline Black as Senior Publisher - April 29, 2013
Open access publisher BioMed Central has announced the appointment of Caroline Black as Senior Publisher. Caroline is moving from her position as Managing Director of Portland Press Limited and Group Head of Publishing for the Biochemical Society. Caroline brings a wealth of experience in STM… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - April 29, 2013
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Phil Davis (Institutional Repository Study Is Recast in UK Political Light); Pat Thomson (Heroic impact narratives create a dangerous divide between the researcher and the local context); Indiatimes (E-Books Challenge Traditional Reading: Survey); Joseph Esposito (The Law of Unintended Consequences… Read More
Australia’s Swinburne University of Technology goes live with Ex Libris’ Alma - April 29, 2013
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that Australia's Swinburne University of Technology - an Alma collaborative partner - is in production with the Ex Libris Alma library management solution. In addition, Swinburne University is the first live Alma site whose cloud-based services are… Read More
