SirsiDynix names Ranny Lacanienta as new director of product management - October 17, 2011
Library automation solutions provider SirsiDynix, US, has announced the appointment of Ranny Lacanienta as the company’s director of product management. In his new role, Lacanienta will oversee the company’s integrated library system (ILS) product strategy. As a native of the library industry, Lacanienta brings more… Read More
McLuhan impact on book culture studied on Day Four at Frankfurt Fair - October 17, 2011
A special presentation celebrating the centennial of Canadian media philosopher Marshall McLuhan was made on the fourth day of the Frankfurt Book Fair. An ‘Open Studio’ surveyed guests in a live, participatory and mobile zone to explore the impact of McLuhan’s thinking on the enormous revolutions… Read More
American Institute of Physics announces winners of 2011 AIP Science Communication Awards - October 17, 2011
The American Institute of Physics (AIP) has announced the winners of the 2011 AIP Science Communication Awards. George Musser will receive the prize in science writing for his article ‘Could Time End?’ published in Scientific American. Vicki Oransky Wittenstein will receive the award in the… Read More
University of Miami Libraries join HathiTrust - October 17, 2011
The University of Miami has become the latest member of HathiTrust, a partnership of major academic and research libraries collaborating in an extraordinary digital library initiative to preserve and provide access to the published record in digital form. According to William Walker, Dean and University… Read More
Touch Briefings’ Gastroenterology division exhibiting at the 19th UEGW Stockholm 2011 - October 17, 2011
Touch Briefings, a wholly owned subsidiary of Touch Group plc, has announced that its Gastroenterology division will exhibit at the forthcoming ‘19th UEGW Stockholm 2011’, from October 22-26 October at Stockholm, Sweden, booth number A06:01. At the event, Touch Briefings’ Gastroenterology division will be showcasing… Read More
Simba Information launches Simba Information Knowledge Center - October 17, 2011
Media and publishing forecast firm Simba Information, US, has launched its new Simba Information Knowledge Center, an online platform that offers users easy access to an exhaustive collection of data and analysis covering the publishing market. The Knowledge Center provides information and marketing professionals with… Read More
