Dr. Patricia Flatley Brennan begins her term as director of the National Library of Medicine - August 16, 2016
Dr. Patricia Flatley Brennan has begun her service as director of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), the world's largest medical library and a component of NIH. She is the first woman and the first nurse to serve in that role. She will be publicly… Read More
West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention to preserve e-journals with Portico - August 15, 2016
Digital preservation specialist Portico has announced that West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention will preserve e-journals with Portico, ensuring that they will be secure and available into the future. The West Asia Organization for Cancer prevention is a subsidiary of the Asian Pacific Organization for… Read More
John Lewis named new Editor-in-Chief of Vision Systems Design - August 15, 2016
PennWell Corporation, a global business-to-business media and information company, has named John Lewis as Editor-in-Chief of Vision Systems Design after Andy Wilson, who for more than 30 years has been an industry authority and advocate, has announced that he is moving on from PennWell. John… Read More
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Cali becomes first library in Colombia to use OCLC WorldCat Discovery - August 15, 2016
Global library co-operative OCLC has announced that the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Cali, recognised for its high quality education by the National Accreditation Agency and Ministry of National Education, has become the first library in Colombia to use OCLC WorldCat Discovery services. WorldCat Discovery helps people… Read More
Credo announces new and updated features to Credo Online Reference Service - August 12, 2016
Information skills solutions provider Credo, the industry leader for information literacy, critical thinking, and research solutions, is introducing several new and updated features to its popular Credo Online Reference Service, the only publisher-neutral reference platform designed intentionally as the starting point for research. The enhancements… Read More
Wolters Kluwer expands UpToDate coverage to 24 specialties - August 11, 2016
The Health division of Wolters Kluwer, a leading global provider of information and point-of-care solutions for the healthcare industry, has announced that it has added sleep medicine to UpToDate®, its evidence-based clinical decision support resource. Sleep medicine marks the 24th medical specialty available to subscribing clinicians… Read More