Scribd to expand ebook subscription service, raises $22 million in financing - January 5, 2015
Subscription book service Scribd has closed a $22 million financing led by Khosla Ventures with reinvestment from existing backers including Redpoint Ventures, Charles River Ventures and Silicon Valley Bank. Seasoned entrepreneur Keith Rabois will join Scribd's board as a board observer. This brings Scribd's total funding… Read More
Russia set to launch National Digital Library in 2015 - December 31, 2014
Russia recently unveiled new plans to launch a National Digital Library in 2015. According to the Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky, the new initiative will transform local libraries into modern information and cultural hubs. Citizens' access to the service will be via the internet with a single electronic library ticket.… Read More
Meridian to implement Cerner HealtheIntent-based solutions across over 100 new jersey facilities - December 29, 2014
Meridian Health, a leading not-for-profit health organization in New Jersey, will join Cerner Corp. to help manage patient population health data from multiple non-Cerner acute and ambulatory Electronic Health Records (EHRs). Meridian will use HealtheIntent™-based solutions, to help evolve from a… Read More
UNESCO unveils Open Access Curricula for Researchers and Librarians - December 29, 2014
Within the overall framework of UNESCO Strategy on Open Access to scientific information and research and to take forward UNESCO's leadership role in diffusing knowledge amongst its Member States, UNESCO has developed a set of manuals to facilitate capacity building of library and information professionals and… Read More
Gale adds ASE Certification Exam Prep and Estimating Tool to automotive repair reference - December 23, 2014
Patrons and automotive professionals can look to the public library for enhanced automotive reference information and professional development support with new additions to ChiltonLibrary, an online tool from Gale, part of Cengage Learning. Trusted by automotive enthusiasts for more than 100 years, Chilton manuals provide 'do-it-yourself'… Read More
FIZ Karlsruhe presents new information brochure ‘A Focus on Mathematics’ - December 22, 2014
FIZ Karlsruhe —Leibniz Institute for Information Infrastructure presents its completely revised information brochure 'A Focus on Mathematics'. The publication is dedicated to new directions of integrated knowledge management in mathematics. Seven articles by expert authors, among them Prof. Gert-Martin Greuel, who is also editor-in-chief of… Read More
