Five major research centres to make data more accessible through British Library’s DataCite service - October 31, 2012
British Library, the national library of the UK, has announced that five major research centres have expanded their commitment to make data more accessible through its DataCite service, a global initiative which addresses the problem of how to find, access and re-use the results of research.… Read More
Lexicomp and UpToDate collaborate to enhance patient education leaflets in Lexicomp Online - October 31, 2012
Information services provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, has announced that Lexicomp and UpToDate, both part of WK Health, have collaborated to enhance the patient education leaflets in the Lexicomp Online product to include new and updated content. As a part of WK Health,… Read More
CDL announces new POD and ebook distribution/sales service for books and journals published in eScholarship - October 31, 2012
The California Digital Library has announced a new print-on-demand (POD) and ebook distribution/sales service for books and journals published in eScholarship, the University of California’s open access (OA) publishing platform. This service will enable publishing units within UC to develop hybrid OA business models for their… Read More
ARL-ACRL Institute on Scholarly Communication announce facilitators for Scholarly Communication Workshop on Strategic Skills for Success - October 31, 2012
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the ACRL Institute on Scholarly Communication will conduct a workshop ‘Increasing the Effectiveness of Your Scholarly Communication Program: Strategic Skills for Success’ to be held April 9–10, 2013, in Indianapolis, Indiana. On April 9, during a highly interactive… Read More
Parker University selects Blackboard Learn to replace current LMS - October 31, 2012
Enterprise technology and innovative solutions provider Blackboard Inc., US, has announced that Parker University has selected Blackboard Learn to replace its current learning management system (LMS) following a three-month evaluation of four commercial and open source platforms. The selection was driven by the university's need to… Read More
Penguin, Random House merged to create global consumer publishing organisation - October 30, 2012
Two European media companies Pearson and Bertelsmann have announced an agreement to create the world's leading consumer publishing organisation by combining Penguin and Random House. The combination is stated to bring together two of the world's leading English language publishers, with highly complementary skills and strengths.… Read More