Canadian, UK organisations tie up to enhance research efficiency across borders - April 4, 2012
The Consortia Advancing Standards in Research Administration Information (CASRAI), a community-driven membership organisation founded in Canada, has invited the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) to be its first UK member. The two organisations will work together to advance a standard data dictionary for research and to… Read More
NISO publishes revised Recommended Practice for RFID in US libraries - April 4, 2012
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has announced the availability of RFID in US Libraries (NISO RP-6-2012), a revision of the 2008 Recommended Practice that provides a set of practices and procedures to ensure interoperability among U.S. RFID implementations in libraries. By following these recommendations, libraries… Read More
Maney and MPS launch customised production tracking system, ManeyTrack - April 4, 2012
Academic publisher Maney Publishing, UK, has launched its customised production tracking system, ManeyTrack. ManeyTrack is a comprehensive web-based system which handles the tracking, information, and reporting elements of the journal production process. It has been developed in collaboration with MPS Limited, a company that provides end-to… Read More
SAE International acquires ABP International, dba Tech Briefs Media Group - April 4, 2012
Engineers and technical experts association SAE International, US, has acquired ABP International, dba Tech Briefs Media Group through a stock purchase. Tech Briefs Media Group will now become a subsidiary of SAE International. The announcement was made by Dr. David L. Schutt , CEO, SAE International.… Read More
MarkLogic updates Toolkits for Microsoft Office - April 4, 2012
Enterprise software firm MarkLogic Corporation, US, has announced updates to its Toolkits for Microsoft Office. Updates include new, MarkLogic supported versions of the toolkits, a new authoring tool for Microsoft Excel, and updated open source versions of the toolkits. The updated versions of the toolkits are… Read More
HathiTrust creates new 12-member Board of Governors - April 4, 2012
HathiTrust has announced the composition of its new 12-member Board of Governors, which will lead the library collaborative into its next phase. HathiTrust is a partnership of major academic and research libraries collaborating in an extraordinary digital library initiative to preserve and provide access to the… Read More
