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News articles recently covered under KM systems, Technology platforms (PDAs/Web/Wireless) and Information Architecture

Knovel and American Society of Civil Engineers announce publishing partnership - July 18, 2012

Knovel, provider of a Web-based application integrating technical information with analytical and search tools, and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) have announced a new publishing partnership. The deal is projected to expand the ASCE publication footprint globally and offer Knovel customers a richer content… Read More

Springer extends complimentary access for digital library project in Haiti - July 17, 2012

STM publisher Springer Science+Business Media will extend the period of free access to its online platform, Springerlink, through 2015 to 15,000 students and researchers in Haiti, as the country continues to rebuild in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake. This donation, initially set to expire in… Read More

Knovel to offer 37 SME publications under Manufacturing Engineering Subject Area - July 17, 2012

Web-based application provider Knovel, US, has teamed up with the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) to offer 37 SME publications through Knovel’s new Manufacturing Engineering Subject Area. SME is projected as a premier source for manufacturing knowledge, education and networking. Knovel’s web-based application seeks to integrate… Read More

The Institution of Engineering and Technology set to launch new Digital Library - July 16, 2012

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has announced plans to further expand its digital offering with a significantly redeveloped and enhanced Digital Library. The new Digital Library, developed on Publishing Technology’s pub2web platform, is designed to improve the speed and ease with which academic and… Read More

EBSCO Publishing’s DynaMed chosen as primary point of care resource for NHS Scotland’s Knowledge Network - July 13, 2012

Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, has announced that NHS Education for Scotland has selected DynaMed as its preferred point of care resource for all NHS Scotland staff and students. NHS Education’s Knowledge Network had offered DynaMed, as well as other point of… Read More

e-Libro to make e-books discoverable via OCLC’s WorldCat catalogue - July 13, 2012

E-Libro, a provider of Spanish language e-books delivered on the ebrary platform, has announced that all its e-books will soon be discoverable through OCLC's WorldCat, which is projected as the world's largest library catalogue. WorldCat is a database of bibliographic information built continuously for over 40… Read More


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