Gulf Business Machines and Higher Colleges of Technology partner to develop educational cloud computing platform - May 3, 2011
IT solutions and service provider Gulf Business Machines (GBM), UAE, and the Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) recently announced an agreement for the development of an educational cloud computing platform, using the latest and leading enterprise technologies. Undertaken by GBM's Abu Dhabi division, the project will… Read More
mBio selected for indexing in MEDLINE - May 3, 2011
The American Society for Microbiology has announced that the online-only, open-access microbiology journal mBio has been selected by the National Library of Medicine to be indexed in MEDLINE. MEDLINE is one of the largest component of PubMed, the freely accessible online… Read More
Archives New Zealand opts for Ex Libris Rosetta digital preservation system - May 3, 2011
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced that Archives New Zealand (Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga) has selected the Ex Libris Rosetta digital preservation solution to preserve, manage and provide access to the diverse, rapidly growing digital collections stored by Archives New… Read More
CSIRO and AuScope develop geospatial data network - May 3, 2011
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) together with AuScope have developed an open-access network of geospatial data and supporting infrastructure - the Spatial Information Services Stack (SISS) - for the exploration of Australia's geology. According to AuScope chief executive, Bob Haydon, the new… Read More
ebrary launches usage-triggered Short-Term Loans - May 3, 2011
E-books and research technology provider ebrary, US, has announced the availability of usage-triggered Short-Term Loans. Currently in beta, this model provides libraries with all of the benefits of traditional short-term loans with the added advantage of only paying if titles are used. ebrary's new Short-Term… Read More
Attention Subscribers – www.myscoope.com lets you access Knowledgespeak using your mobile devices - May 3, 2011
Mobile access for Knowledgespeak is now available via our new beta application, SCOOPE STM Mobile. Subscribers on the move can now gain easy access to Knowledgespeak through a reader-friendly mobile phone interface. This application is uniquely available in two versions:… Read More
