Social networking, search sites may face EU legal action over data privacy - March 17, 2011
Social networking sites and search engines such as Facebook and Google may face legal action if they fail to obey planned EU data privacy rules, according to EU justice chief Viviane Reding. Reding will propose an overhaul of the EU's 16-year-old laws on data protection in the coming months.… Read More
Providence Health & Services selects Thomson Reuters’ Micromedex to support clinical integration and care initiatives - March 17, 2011
Information services provider Thomson Reuters, US, has announced that Providence Health & Services, a 27 hospital not-for-profit system that serves communities in five states, has selected Thomson Reuters Micromedex to support its clinical integration and evidence-based care initiatives. Providence Health & Services will use Micromedex… Read More
Special issue of Fungal Biology Reviews journal features unique video content - March 17, 2011
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that a recent special edition of the journal Fungal Biology Reviews features 76 videos, which together claim to comprise the most comprehensive collection of fungal cell biology movies ever published. Fungal Biology Reviews is published by Elsevier on behalf of… Read More
McGraw-Hill Professional and Simbionix partner to integrate content from AccessSurgery into Simbionix MentorLearn - March 17, 2011
Scientific and medical information resources provider McGraw-Hill Professional, US, has announced a partnership with medical education and simulation technology provider Simbionix. Under the deal, McGraw-Hill Professional will provide surgical education content from its online surgical training resource, AccessSurgery, to users of Simbionix's… Read More
OverDrive’s Digipalooza 2011 conference to explore new lending policies, business models and service enhancements - March 17, 2011
Public and school librarians from around the world will come together with publishing industry leaders at OverDrive's third international user group conference, Digipalooza. The event, scheduled for July 28-31, 2011, in Cleveland, is held every two years. This four-day educational and networking… Read More
75 percent of PreK-12 students use mobile technology in the classroom, says Simba survey - March 17, 2011
Media industry and forecast analysis firm Simba Information, US, together with MCH Data, recently conducted a nationwide survey of PreK-12 information technology coordinators and administrators. The survey reveals that 75 percent of students are using mobile technology for educational purposes in school. The primary driver for… Read More
