ARL calls for participation in the 2013-14 MINES for Libraries survey - June 18, 2013
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is inviting participation in the MINES for Libraries survey in 2013–2014. Measuring the Impact of Networked Electronic Services (MINES for Libraries, or MINES) is an online, transaction-based survey that collects data on user demographics and the purpose of use of… Read More
Dr. Brian Levy of Health Language to address vendor readiness at HIMSS ICD-10 forum - June 17, 2013
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has announced that Dr. Brian Levy of Health Language will discuss vendor readiness for ICD-10 during the ICD-10 Forum, presented by HIMSS Media. The session, ‘How to Identify Vendor Benchmarks and Timelines for Readiness,’ will take place on June… Read More
IEEE-SA approves IEEE 1904.1 Standard for Service Interoperability in Ethernet Passive Optical Networks - June 17, 2013
Technical professional organisation IEEE has announced that the IEEE 1904.1 Standard for Service Interoperability in Ethernet Passive Optical Networks (SIEPON) was approved by the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) at the Standards Board meeting. The IEEE 1904.1 standard provides open, international, system-level specifications enabling multi-vendor, ‘plug-and-play’ interoperability… Read More
2014 SPARC Open Access to focus on ‘Convergence’ - June 17, 2013
The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) has announced that the next SPARC Open Access Meeting, themed ‘Convergence,’ will convene March 3–4, 2014, in Kansas City. The past year has seen growing momentum in the areas of open access, open data, and open educational… Read More
LBF, UK PA and British Council boost LBF Korea Market Focus 2014’s profile at Seoul Book Fair - June 17, 2013
The London Book Fair, British Council and the UK Publishers Association are participating in Seoul Book Fair 2013 in advance of Korea being the Market Focus country at the LBF 2014, scheduled for April 8-10. During Seoul Book Fair, the LBF Market Focus team, in association… Read More
Thomson Reuters and One Mind for Research collaborate to advance traumatic brain injury knowledge - June 13, 2013
The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced an extension of its relationship with One Mind™ for Research to further the understanding of the central nervous system (CNS) and traumatic brain injuries (TBI) through tranSMART. tranSMART is an open source data sharing and… Read More
