ARL calls for proposals for 2013 SPEC survey topics - April 25, 2012
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is seeking proposals for 2013 SPEC survey topics. For 40 years ARL has gathered and disseminated data through the SPEC survey programme to assist libraries in the continuous improvement of their management systems. Proposals for topics for the 2013 SPEC… Read More
Thomson Reuters launches new oncology application for tablet devices for R&D Pharmaceutical leaders - April 25, 2012
The Intellectual Property & Science division of Thomson Reuters has announced its commitment to support R&D pharmaceutical leaders with a new oncology application for mobile tablet devices, already in use by AstraZeneca executives. The rich visualisation dashboard leverages content from Thomson Reuters Cortellis, the company's flagship… Read More
OCLC releases executive summary on Social Metadata for Libraries, Archives and Museums - April 24, 2012
Library information provider OCLC Research, US, has released the third report that completes the Social Metadata for Libraries, Archives, and Museums report series. The executive summary is said to provide a high-level overview of all three reports. In the first report, the 21-member Social Metadata… Read More
More than 20,000 individual Springer titles now available on Apple’s iBookstore - April 24, 2012
STM publisher Springer Science+Business Media has announced one of the largest scientific, technical and medical (STM) book collections on the iBookstore with more than 20,000 individual Springer titles. Cornerstone works in disciplines like mathematics, medicine and engineering are now available, along with selections in other fields… Read More
AAP and AEP to co-produce new all-industry annual conference - April 24, 2012
The School Division of the Association of American Publishers (AAP) and the Association of Educational Publishers (AEP) have partnered to produce a new all-industry annual conference. ‘Content in Context,’ scheduled for June 3-6 in Washington, DC, claims to be the industry’s largest annual gathering. Combining… Read More
MuseGlobal and Infor Library and Information Solutions collaborate to offer libraries a mobile search platform - April 20, 2012
Metasearch technology provider MuseGlobal, Inc., US, and Infor Library and Information Solutions have announced their collaboration to offer libraries a custom mobile search platform. Through this collaboration, Infor Library and Information Solutions will offer MuseGlobal's mobile search interface within the NOW mobile solution, providing mobile access… Read More
