Digital Library Federation and CenterNet announce partnership - March 16, 2011
The Council on Library and Information Resources' Digital Library Federation programme recently announced its formal alliance with centerNet. Established in 2007, centerNet is an international network of digital humanities centers formed for cooperative and collaborative action that benefits the digital humanities and allied fields in general,… Read More
Barry O’Callaghan resigns as CEO of Houghton Mifflin - March 16, 2011
Barry O'Callaghan, chief executive of the education publishing company Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, has reportedly stepped down from his position. The move comes slightly more than a year after Houghton underwent a major refinancing. O'Callaghan, who will remain a senior advisor to… Read More
Knowledgespeak Exclusive - March 16, 2011
An Interview with Jasper Simons, Director for Special Markets, CQ Press Read More
Academic and government institutes in Spain gain access to Elsevier’s SciVerse Scopus database - March 15, 2011
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT) has selected its SciVerse Scopus database to assist academic and government institutes throughout Spain in the tracking and analysing of research. FECYT is a public foundation that supports the Spanish Ministry… Read More
Thomson Reuters and Zynx Health partner to integrate Micromedex into ZynxOrder - March 15, 2011
Information services provider Thomson Reuters, US, and Zynx Health, a subsidiary of Hearst Corporation, have announced that Thomson Reuters Micromedex will be integrated into ZynxOrder evidence-based order sets. This integration pushes Micromedex clinical reference information to the point of care, giving physicians access to comprehensive… Read More
ALA expresses concern on HarperCollins decision to restrict lending of e-books - March 15, 2011
The American Library Association (ALA) has expressed its concern over the recent decision by publisher HarperCollins to restrict the lending of e-books to a limited number of circulations per copy. According to the ALA, this announcement, at a time when libraries are coping with stagnant or… Read More
