MarkLogic Principal Technologist to discuss big data opportunities at Createasphere’s Digital Asset Management conference - February 22, 2012
Data analytics products firm MarkLogic Corporation, US, has announced that Fernando Mesa, principal technologist, MarkLogic, will speak at the forthcoming Createasphere Digital Asset Management Conference. The conference claims to be the largest worldwide gathering of thought leaders and experts in Digital Asset Management. The panel,… Read More
Registration for 53rd Annual RBMS Preconference now open - February 22, 2012
The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) has announced that registration is now open for the 53rd Annual Rare Books and Manuscripts Section (RBMS) Preconference. The 53rd Annual RBMS Preconference, 'FUTURES!' will be held June 19-22, 2012, in San Diego. Registration materials are available on… Read More
Elsevier to unveil beta version of ClinicalKey at HIMSS event - February 21, 2012
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, will unveil the beta version of the newest member of its multidisciplinary solution suite, ClinicalKey, at HIMSS12, the annual conference and exhibition of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society. The event is scheduled for Feb. 20-24, 2012, in Las Vegas. ClinicalKey,… Read More
JISC survey studies progress of electronic doctoral theses - February 21, 2012
Doctoral theses can attract significant attention when made openly accessible in electronic form, according to the respondents of a sector-wide survey of information professionals. The JISC-funded survey seeks to give a clearer picture of progress toward electronic thesis deposit in the UK, and how universities are… Read More
ebrary’s 2011 Global Student E-book Survey publicly available online - February 21, 2012
E-books and research technology provider ebrary, US, a ProQuest business, has announced that the social media data of its 2011 Global Student E-book Survey is now publicly available at http://site.ebrary.com/lib/surveys along with the full report. According to the report while 41… Read More
Wiley acquires Inscape Holdings Inc. - February 20, 2012
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, has acquired Inscape Holdings Inc., a provider of DiSC-based assessments and training products that develop critical interpersonal business skills. Wiley paid $85 million to purchase all of the stock of Inscape, the majority of which are held by investment… Read More