Google’s Giles Spackman to join OUP as Group Finance Director - November 13, 2013
Academic publisher Oxford University Press (OUP) has announced that Google's Giles Spackman has been appointed Group Finance Director at OUP. Spackman, who is currently Senior Finance Director, Global Business Organization, at Google Inc., has gained extensive experience in the media and digital industries. He has… Read More
Swets and Westchester Academic Library Directors Organization announce partnership - November 13, 2013
Information services provider Swets, Netherlands, has partnered with the Westchester Academic Library Directors Organization (WALDO), to maximise the effectiveness and expand the impact of libraries throughout the Northeast. The agreement provides WALDO members competitive pricing to a wide array of Swets solutions that address Selection Management,… Read More
A new fine chemical propels CAS REGISTRY cross the 75 million mark - November 12, 2013
Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), the world's authority for chemical information, registered its 75 millionth small molecule. CAS REGISTRY, traditionally known for providing access to substances reported in the literature back to the early 1800s, now contains this substance identified in a chemical catalogue. In addition to… Read More
Elsevier announces addition of new content types to Mosby’s Nursing Consult - November 12, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the addition of new content types to Mosby's Nursing Consult. The latest edition will be available in early November, along with an enhanced mobile app for iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch and Android. New content has been added for diseases and disorders,… Read More
Thomson Reuters and SHEDL collaborate to advance Scotland’s Global Research Impact - November 12, 2013
The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced a five-year commitment between the Scottish Higher Education Digital Library (SHEDL) and Thomson Reuters to advance the global impact of Scotland's research efforts through citation connections within the Web of Science. Thomson Reuters Web of… Read More
Broad coalition urges senate to reauthorize COMPETES Act - November 12, 2013
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has joined more than 300 universities and businesses; higher education associations; and non-profit, industry, and research organisations in a letter (PDF) to US Senate Commerce Committee leadership supporting reauthorisation of the America COMPETES Act. The COMPETES Act promotes innovation… Read More
