Google previewing ‘infinite bookcase’ to organise digital books - October 19, 2011
Internet search services provider Google, Inc., US, is previewing an 'infinite digital bookcase' concept that seeks to organise vast libraries of digital titles. Instead of placing the books on a traditional bookcase, covers are placed on an infinite 3D helix. The books are organised into 28… Read More
Wiley-Blackwell launches first mobile app for UCL Hospitals Injectable Medicines Administration Guide - October 19, 2011
Wiley-Blackwell, the STM and scholarly publishing business of John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, has launched the first mobile application for UCL Hospitals Injectable Medicines Administration Guide, accessible via iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, as well as a version for Blackberry. The global publisher is… Read More
Ovid and UBM Medica partner to provide Vademecum’s drug database to healthcare practitioners in Spanish-speaking countries - October 19, 2011
Information solutions provider Ovid, part of Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has announced a partnership with United Business Media Medica (UBM Medica) S.A., to provide Vademecum Data Solutions, an essential drug database for healthcare practitioners in Spanish-speaking countries. Vademecum Data Solutions, produced by UBM Medica, provides… Read More
OCLC announces enhancements to WorldCat Local - October 18, 2011
Global library cooperative OCLC, US, has announced latest enhancements for WorldCat Local. This includes availability on brief results, Local Holdings Record searching, article links and branch information for mobile views and more. The latest additions to the popular discovery and delivery service now allow users… Read More
Simba Information launches Simba Information Knowledge Center - October 17, 2011
Media and publishing forecast firm Simba Information, US, has launched its new Simba Information Knowledge Center, an online platform that offers users easy access to an exhaustive collection of data and analysis covering the publishing market. The Knowledge Center provides information and marketing professionals with… Read More
Bowker adds content from Doody’s Book Reviews to Syndetics Solutions - October 14, 2011
Bibliographic information management solutions provider Bowker, US, has announced that Syndetics Solutions, its OPAC and discovery layer enrichment tool, is adding content from Doody's Book Reviews, a source of reviews of medical and healthcare works. Libraries who subscribe to Syndetics Solutions can add the reviews to… Read More
