Wolters Kluwer Health convenes expert panel to explore impact of evidence-based medicine on Canada’s healthcare system - November 25, 2013
Wolters Kluwer Health, a global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, brought together a panel of distinguished physician administrators from Canada's leading healthcare institutions for a series of regional seminars that explored the impact of evidence-based medicine on the country's healthcare system. Entitled 'Advancing… Read More
NFAIS webinar to focus on Ithaka S+R report Faculty Survey: Discovery, Scholarly Communication, and the Print to Electronic Transition - November 21, 2013
During the last decade the academic landscape has changed significantly. Library holdings are digital rather than physical, campuses are networked, and technology has invaded the classroom. As a result, the attitudes and practices of faculty as they relate to information discovery, research, publishing, and teaching have changed and continued to… Read More
New report from ARL and Ithaka S+R provide answers to how digital collections are being sustained - November 21, 2013
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the not-for-profit research and consulting group Ithaka S+R have released the Searching for Sustainability: Strategies from Eight Digitized Special Collections report. The report aims to address one of the biggest challenges facing libraries and cultural… Read More
NISO Circulation Interchange Protocol Standing Committee to replace former maintenance agency - November 20, 2013
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has announced the replacement of the maintenance agency for the two-part American National Standard on the NISO Circulation Interchange Protocol (NCIP), ANSI/NISO Z39.83, with a Standing Committee for ongoing maintenance of the standard. NCIP addresses the need for interoperability among… Read More
CLIR publishes Research Data Management: Principles, Practices, and Prospects - November 18, 2013
The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) has published Research Data Management: Principles, Practices, and Prospects. The report examines how research institutions are responding to data management requirements of the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, and other federal agencies. It also considers what… Read More
EBSCO Information Services releases eBook History Collection - November 15, 2013
Library resources provider EBSCO Information Services has released eBook History Collection, a growing subscription package of eBook titles concentrated in the various aspects of World History that is a strong complement to any academic collection. eBook History Collection includes more than 9,000 titles from leading… Read More
