National Library of Medicine awards $67 million for informatics research training - April 11, 2012
The National Library of Medicine (NLM), a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has announced that the NLM is awarding 14 five-year grants, totalling more than $67 million, for research training in biomedical informatics, the discipline that seeks to apply computer and communications technology… Read More
Wellcome Trust backs campaign for open access academic journals - April 10, 2012
The UK’s Wellcome Trust has reportedly announced its support for a campaign to break the stranglehold of academic journals and allow all research papers to be shared free online. Wellcome's move is expected to add weight to the campaign for open access… Read More
University of Texas at Austin Libraries to deploy Serials Solutions’ Summon service to improve discovery - April 10, 2012
Serials Solutions, a business unit of the US-based ProQuest LLC, recently announced that the University of Texas at Austin Libraries has selected its Summon service to provide improved discovery of the library’s vast collection of more than 8 million volumes, hundreds of thousands of unique electronic… Read More
ebrary expands e-book selection across acquisition models - April 10, 2012
ebrary, a ProQuest business, has announced that it is expanding its e-book selection across acquisition models. More than 1,800 new e-books from Wiley and 2,300 new titles from publishers including Princeton University Press and World Scientific & Imperial College Press will be available in Academic… Read More
FirstHealth of the Carolinas selects Thomson Reuters’ Integration Discovery for clinical interoperability - April 10, 2012
Business information provider Thomson Reuters, US, has announced that FirstHealth of the Carolinas has selected its Integration Discovery to provide clinical interoperability across its healthcare system. FirstHealth is a private, not-for-profit healthcare system located in Pinehurst, NC, which operates three hospitals and several outpatient healthcare facilities,… Read More
RSuite CMS announces gold sponsorship at MarkLogic World 2012 event - April 10, 2012
RSuite CMS, a content management system for publishers, has announced that it is a gold sponsor and exhibitor at MarkLogic World 2012, the premier event for organisations looking to collaborate with and learn from leading industry experts, partners, customers, and MarkLogic employees on how one can… Read More
