RLUK and OCLC expand partnership for shared collection management and visibility goals - November 17, 2014
OCLC and Research Libraries UK (RLUK), a consortium of research organisations in the UK and Ireland, have announced an expanded partnership that will help RLUK achieve key strategic objectives for shared collection management and resource discovery. Building on existing OCLC cataloguing arrangements,… Read More
The American Journal of Medicine launches Hepatitis C Resource Center - November 17, 2014
The American Journal of Medicine (AJM) has announced the availability of an original, comprehensive, online Hepatitis C Resource Center dedicated to providing primary care providers and specialists with the latest information on the screening, diagnosis, treatment and management of Hepatitis C (HCV). AJM is published by… Read More
CrossRef and DataCite announce new initiative to accelerate adoption of DOIs for data publication and citation - November 11, 2014
CrossRef, a not-for-profit association of worldwide scholarly publishers, and DataCite, a global non-profit organisation dedicated to enabling people to find, share, use, and cite data, have announced a new initiative to accelerate the adoption of DOIs for data publication and citation. Data are essential building… Read More
Consumer engagement takes centre stage as Publishing for Digital Minds names 2015 conference chairs - November 10, 2014
The London Book Fair, in association with The Publishers' Association, has revealed that consumer engagement will be at the top of the agenda for the seventh edition of the Publishing Digital Minds Conference as it announced the chair and deputy chair for… Read More
CERN Council selects Dr Fabiola Gianotti as next Director-General - November 5, 2014
CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, has selected Italian physicist, Dr Fabiola Gianotti, as the organisation's next Director-General at its 173rd Closed Session. The appointment will be formalised at the December session of the Council, and Dr Gianotti's mandate will begin on January 1, 2016… Read More
MedStar Health and Cerner sign expanded agreement - November 4, 2014
Healthcare provider MedStar Health and Cerner have announced an expanded partnership with a seven-year agreement that will streamline operations, help improve the quality of patient care and develop technologies that align with MedStar’s vision to be the trusted leader in caring for… Read More