Access Knowledgespeak using your smartphones and mobile devices via Myscoope.com - October 10, 2011
Mobile access for Knowledgespeak is now available in a mobile browser version and a Java application version. Smartphones and Tablets – We publish a mobile browser version for smartphones and tablet PCs. This is accessible at www.myscoope.com, a site designed specifically for all types of… Read More
Google launches e-bookstore in UK - October 10, 2011
Internet search services provider Google, Inc., US, has reportedly launched its e-bookstore in the UK. The store can be found at google.co.uk/. According to a report published in The Bookseller, Google has signed deals with the UK's… Read More
IMLS issues grant for further collaborative study of Virtual Reference Services - October 10, 2011
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has awarded a National Leadership Grant for a collaborative research project between OCLC Research and the Rutgers University School of Communication and Information (SC&I) to investigate library-based Virtual Reference Services (VRS). OCLC Senior Research Scientist Lynn Silipigni… Read More
Wiley-Blackwell and British Academy announce new prize in Economics - October 10, 2011
Wiley-Blackwell, the STM and scholarly publishing business of John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, and the British Academy have created a major new prize for an outstanding contribution to economics. The new British Academy-Wiley Prize in Economics, worth £5,000, will be awarded annually in recognition… Read More
Emerald offers free access to 22 health and social care journals for World Mental Health Day - October 10, 2011
Academic publisher Emerald Group Publishing Limited, UK, has announced that it is providing free access to its complete collection of health and social care journals in support of World Mental Health Day, held annually on October 10, 2010. In total, 22 journals can be read online… Read More
InformationWeek Government announces speakers for GovCloud 2011 - October 10, 2011
InformationWeek Government has announced the speakers for GovCloud 2011, a new conference taking place on October 25 at the Reagan Pavilion in Washington, D.C. This day-long event is designed to give IT professionals in federal, state and local government the most up-to-the-date information on how cloud… Read More
