Association of Research Libraries calls for participation in 2013 ClimateQUAL survey - June 5, 2013
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is inviting participation in the 2013 ClimateQUAL survey. The online survey collects information about library staff perceptions of the organisation's commitment to the principles of diversity; staff perceptions of organisational policies and procedures; and staff attitudes. The survey addresses such… Read More
Plastics Engineering e-book collection now available on ScienceDirect - May 23, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, and Hanser Publishers, the premier publisher of plastics technology and applied materials titles, have announced that the companies will offer plastics researchers and engineers a new plastics e-book collection on ScienceDirect. Plastics Engineering from Hanser on ScienceDirect includes more than 55… Read More
Elsevier launches Genomics Data app in collaboration with Illumina - May 22, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the launch of the Genomics Data app in collaboration with Illumina, a sequencing and array-based solutions provider for genetics research. The app allows researchers to share large data sets in Illumina’s BaseSpace cloud, where they can easily be reviewed and… Read More
Microsoft and Janet alliance to provide faster, more secure cloud-computing services to over 18 million students and staff in the UK - May 22, 2013
Software vendor Microsoft Corp., US, and Janet, the UK’s research and education network, have signed a new peering arrangement as a result of which more than 18 million students, staff and researchers at institutions across the UK could start to benefit from a faster and more… Read More
Elsevier and GSA collaborate to add over 60,000 maps to Geofacets research tool - May 21, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced a collaboration with The Geological Society of America (GSA), a prestigious society serving geosciences professionals worldwide. The collaboration will formally launch in September through the integration of more than 60,000 geological maps from GSA’s flagship journals, book series and the… Read More
Blackboard and Vital Source launch integrated offering - May 21, 2013
Enterprise technology and innovative solutions provider Blackboard Inc., US, and Vital Source Technologies, Inc., an Ingram Content Group company, have launched pilot programs with a number of colleges and universities to test-drive an integrated offering that makes the VitalSource Bookshelf platform and its hundreds of thousands… Read More
