ACC testifies before Senate HELP Committee on impacts of health information blocking - July 24, 2015
American College of Cardiology Informatics and Health Information Technology Task Force member Dr. Michael J. Mirro has released a statement regarding his testimony during Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing on health information blocking. According to Dr. Mirro, many electronic health record… Read More
ProQuest appoints Clay McDaniel as VP Global Marketing - July 23, 2015
ProQuest has announced the appointment of Clay McDaniel as Vice President Global Marketing. In this role, he will oversee the teams responsible for the company's comprehensive integrated go-to-market strategies, including product and field marketing, corporate communications, brand, and marketing operations. Prior to joining ProQuest, Clay… Read More
Applications called for EBSCO Charleston Scholarship - July 22, 2015
Applications are now being accepted for a scholarship to attend the Charleston Conference through a grant sponsored by EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO). The EBSCO Charleston Conference Scholarship awards up to $1000 for conference registration and other expenses related to attending the conference. The Charleston Conference… Read More
Data Conversion Laboratory announces start of second phase of Scopus Cited References Expansion Program - July 21, 2015
Data Conversion Laboratory (DCL), an industry leader in organizing and converting content into digital formats, has announced the start of the second phase of the Scopus Cited References Expansion Program. To date, DCL has converted and enriched 3.7 million Elsevier, American Physical Society (APS) and Springer… Read More
New Innovative Interfaces, Inc. (III) survey affirms primacy of web access and identifies key service challenges - July 21, 2015
Software company Innovative Interfaces, Inc. (III) has announced the publication of survey results from over 4,000 library users at seven academic libraries in the UK. 'We Love the Library, but We Live on the Web - Findings around how academic library users view online resources and… Read More
Prof. Philip Nelson elected next Chair of RCUK Executive Group - July 21, 2015
Professor Philip Nelson, Chief Executive of EPSRC, has been elected as the next Chair of the RCUK Executive Group. Prof Nelson will take on the role from October 1 when the current Chair, Prof Rick Rylance, steps down. Prof Nelson has been elected by his… Read More