EBSCO acquires British Education Index - August 16, 2013
Library resources provider EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) has announced the acquisition of the British Education Index (BEI) from the University of Leeds Library. For nearly 40 years, the BEI has been an independent subject and author index to the contents of significant education journals published in… Read More
ProQuest’ Pivot service enhances ‘recommender service’ to make winning university research grants more efficient - August 16, 2013
Information resources and technologies provider ProQuest, US, has announced that its innovative Pivot service, a web-based resource that identifies active sources of funding and matches them with researchers in one step, has enhanced its "recommender service" to make it easier for users to zero in on… Read More
UBM Tech announces enhancements to Light Reading, offers contemporary design and new community-focused strategy - August 16, 2013
Business information provider UBM Tech, US, has announced that its online telecom publication Light Reading has enhanced its position as the premier online destination for the global communications industry with a completely restructured, community-driven media platform that brings the audience into the… Read More
ProQuest names Jonathan Collins as CFO - August 15, 2013
Information resources and technologies provider ProQuest, US, has promoted Jonathan Collins to Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. In his new position, Collins, who has been interim CFO since April, will oversee all ProQuest’s financial functions, including financial operations, accounting, procurement, facilities, treasury, taxation… Read More
Thomson Reuters’ new industry forum whitepaper on unlocking the value of research data - August 14, 2013
The volume of scholarly and scientific research data available is projected to grow by a factor of 44 over the decade from 2010 to 2020, going from 0.8 zetabytes (ZB) to more than 35 ZB (1 ZB = 1 trillion gigabytes). In response to this unfathomable amount of information, the… Read More
WebMD announces new appointments - August 14, 2013
Health information services provider WebMD Health Corp., US, has announced that its Board of Directors has appointed David J. Schlanger as Chief Executive Officer of WebMD and Dr. Steven L. Zatz as its President. Schlanger has served as Interim CEO since May 2013 and in… Read More
