Library Copyright Alliance releases paper on impact of Costco v. Omega on libraries - February 1, 2011
The Library Copyright Alliance has released 'The Impact of the Supreme Court's Decision in Costco v. Omega on Libraries'. Prepared by Jonathan Band, the concise, informative paper examines the much-discussed Costco v. Omega non-decision, which left in place a controversial 9th Circuit ruling that could have… Read More
19th Annual Congress on Women’s Health to feature special pre-conference workshop on NIH grant application process - February 1, 2011
The 19th Annual Congress on Women's Health will feature a special pre-conference workshop on 'Towards a Better Understanding of the NIH Grant Process' on March 31, 2011, prior to the April 1-3, 2011 Congress in Washington, DC. The workshop, moderated by Dr. Vivian W. Pinn, Associate Director for Research on… Read More
JISC-funded project to develop energy-saving data storage method - February 1, 2011
A team at Cardiff University, under a project funded by the UK's Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC), is examining ways to reduce the amount of energy used by computers for data storage. It is studying a method of storing computer files that can reduce the amount… Read More
Dartmouth Journal Services develops Cell Alerts mobile app for Cell Press journals - February 1, 2011
Journal production services provider Dartmouth Journal Services (DJS), part of The Sheridan Group, US, has collaborated with Cell Press, an imprint of Elsevier, to create a publisher-branded mobile application, launched through the iTunes App Store on December 3, 2010. The Cell… Read More
Ten SAGE titles selected for inclusion in Outstanding Academic Titles from Choice Magazine - February 1, 2011
Academic publisher SAGE has announced that ten of its titles have been selected for inclusion in the Outstanding Academic Title list published in the January 2011 issue of Choice Magazine. The titles come from a wide range of subject areas, representing SAGE's growing and diverse list… Read More
Choice awards Outstanding Academic Title to ebrary’s Academic Complete - February 1, 2011
Digital content products and technologies provider ebrary, US, has announced that its Academic Complete subscription database has received the designation of Choice Outstanding Academic Title (OAT). Licensed by thousands of libraries worldwide, Academic Complete features a growing selection of more than 52,000 e-books in all… Read More
