Registrations now open for ARL-ACRL Human Resources symposium - August 24, 2012
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL), in collaboration with the Personnel Administrators and Staff Development Officers Discussion Group of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), is hosting a Human Resources Symposium. The event is scheduled for November 15–16, 2012, in Washington, DC. Registration for… Read More
Mendeley database handles over 100 million calls per month - August 23, 2012
UK-based start-up Mendeley has announced that the number of queries to its database from external applications has surpassed 100 million per month. More than 240 applications received for research collaboration, measurement, visualisation, semantic markup and discovery - all of which have been developed in the past… Read More
E-Book user base expands to 24.5 percent of adult population, says Simba report - August 23, 2012
Media forecast and research firm Simba Information, US, has published an addendum to its recently released Trade E-Book Publishing 2012 report. In addition to showing an updated list of e-book hardware trends, the data indicates that about 24.5 percent of US adults consider themselves to be… Read More
Elsevier / Gold Standard revamp Drug Class Overviews to address changing needs of healthcare professionals - August 23, 2012
Drug information provider Elsevier / Gold Standard, US, has announced its new Drug Class Overviews, making Clinical Pharmacology more valuable at the point of care. Clinical Pharmacology Drug Class Overviews are now even more powerful for evaluating formulary decisions and therapeutic drug substitutions. Elsevier / Gold… Read More
EBSCO Publishing unveils updated version of EBSCOhost Mobile - August 22, 2012
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing, US, has released an updated version of EBSCOhost Mobile providing library patrons and researchers worldwide with optimal searching from the most popular smartphones and mobile devices. With ease of use and more functionality, the new EBSCOhost Mobile will provide users… Read More
Worldwide application development software market to reach $9 billion in 2012: Gartner - August 22, 2012
Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, has announced that the worldwide application development (AD) software market is expected to reach more than $9 billion in 2012, an increase of 1.8 percent over 2011. In Australia, spending on AD software is expected to reach A$153.4… Read More
