Taylor & Francis’ new White Paper on facilitating discovery of free online content - June 13, 2013
Academic publisher Taylor & Francis recently conducted research via focus groups, telephone interviews and a survey (eliciting over 500 responses) to explore librarians' opinions on the availability and usefulness of free online resources. The results are now being released in the form of a White Paper.… Read More
ARL workshop to focus on using LibQUAL+ effectively and strategically - June 13, 2013
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) will offer a workshop about acting on LibQUAL+ survey results, led by Martha Kyrillidou, ARL director of statistics and service quality programs; Lisa Hinchliffe, professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; and Raynna Bowlby, ARL consultant. 'Using LibQUAL+® Effectively… Read More
Wolters Kluwer Health announces series of regional seminars for healthcare executives in Brazil - June 12, 2013
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has announced a series of regional seminars in Brazil entitled 'Adopting Clinical Decision Support Systems: Brazil Experience Mirrors Efficiencies Seen Globally.' The regional, invitation-only seminars are designed for key healthcare executives and will be held from June 11 to… Read More
NLM and AAHSL to co-sponsor leadership fellows program for future academic health sciences library directors - June 11, 2013
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) has announced the 2013-2014 year of the leadership program jointly sponsored with the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL). The NLM/AAHSL Leadership Fellows Program is focused on preparing emerging leaders for the position of library director in academic health… Read More
Use of social media in academia growing significantly year on year, says new survey - June 10, 2013
A new survey of colleges across Scotland shows that social media, and particularly YouTube, has firmly entered the learning environment as teaching and learning tools, with its use growing significantly year on year. In the 2012 ETNA (Enhanced Training Needs Analysis) survey, carried out by the Read More
EBSCO Information Services releases Engineering Source, expands science and technology offering - June 7, 2013
EBSCO Information Services has released Engineering Source, the premier collection of engineering-related content. The comprehensive full-text database is designed to support the information needs of engineers at all levels, including research, planning, product development, management and supply chain. The collection provides unmatched full-text coverage of… Read More
