JISC welcomes UK government’s endorsement of Hargreaves report on IP - August 4, 2011
The UK's Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) has welcomed the government's decision to endorse all the recommendations made by Prof. Ian Hargreaves outlined within his independent review of Intellectual Property (IP) and Growth. The fundamental aim of the consultation was to identify barriers to growth… Read More
CAB Thesaurus grows 40 percent in one year to include 137,000 terms - August 4, 2011
Not-for-profit life sciences publisher CABI, UK, has announced that the CAB Thesaurus has had its biggest update in 30 years. The Thesaurus, projected as a comprehensive controlled vocabulary covering applied life sciences and related subject areas, has reportedly grown 40 percent in just one year. It… Read More
University of Maryland University College selects EBSCO Discovery Service - August 4, 2011
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, has announced that the University of Maryland University College (UMUC) has selected EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) as its discovery service. UMUC was interested in the immediate goal of serving the unique needs of its students while also keeping… Read More
Dr. Fadlo Khuri named Editor in Chief of American Cancer Society journal, Cancer - August 4, 2011
Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, has announced the appointment of Dr. Fadlo Khuri as the new Editor-in-Chief of the journal. Dr. Khuri will begin his term on September 1, 2011. He succeeds Dr. Raphael E. Pollock, who leaves the position after 11… Read More
New York University College of Dentistry selects Ingram’s VitalSource for digital learning curriculum - August 4, 2011
Vital Source Technologies, Inc., part of Ingram Content Group Inc, US, has announced that New York University's College of Dentistry has selected Vital Source for its innovative digital learning curriculum. Working together for a decade, the university has renewed its relationship with Vital Source for a… Read More
Access Knowledgespeak using your smartphones and mobile devices via Myscoope.com - August 4, 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
