Google to spend EUR150 million in Europe on grants for digital journalism experimentation - May 4, 2015
Amid increasing tensions with EU regulators and publishers, internet giant Google announced that it will spend EUR150 million ($164 million) in Europe on grants for digital journalism experimentation. Additionally, the organisation said it will work with European newspapers and journalism organisations to create items and… Read More
Elsevier provides free online access to disaster and international health information in Nepal - May 4, 2015
STM publisher Elsevier is providing free access to its primary online clinical information tool, ClinicalKey, and to more than 90 publications through the NIH's Emergency Access Initiative (EAI) to support the health and disaster professionals responding to the Nepal earthquake. ClinicalKey provides evidence-based clinical answers… Read More
Wolters Kluwer and Anahp partner to improve quality of healthcare in Brazil - May 4, 2015
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer has announced a new partnership with Anahp, the national association of private hospitals in Brazil, an organisation representing the country's major private hospitals. The agreement is part of the company's strategic efforts to continue overall growth in the Brazilian market… Read More
EBSCO Information Services continues collaboration with OASIS - May 4, 2015
EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) plans to continue its relationship with OASIS, enabling libraries to purchase its selection of more than 700,000 e-books through the OASIS platform. The move follows the recent acquisition of Coutts by ProQuest. The company's approach is for EBSCO titles to continue… Read More
Oxford University Press provides free online access to biomedical journals for healthcare professionals responding to earthquake in Nepal - May 4, 2015
Academic publisher Oxford University Press (OUP) is partnering with the National Library of Medicine (NLM) as they launch their Emergency Access Initiative (EAI) to provide free access to biomedical research for healthcare professionals and aid workers responding to the recent earthquake in Nepal. As part of… Read More
The BMJ calls on the next Health Secretary to ‘secure the NHS’s future’ - May 4, 2015
Healthcare knowledge provider The BMJ called on the next Secretary of State for Health to 'secure the NHS's future as the best and fairest health service in the world.' In an open letter, Editor-in-chief, Dr Fiona Godlee, and colleagues say England's NHS is stretched close to… Read More
