BBSRC, EMBL-EBI welcome UK funding for ELIXIR project - February 15, 2011
The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory's European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) welcome news that funding has been earmarked from the UK's Large Facilities Capital Fund for ELIXIR (European Life-science Infrastructure for Biological Information). ELIXIR… Read More
ebrary announces ‘Topic of the Week’ e-book programme - February 15, 2011
E-books and research technology provider ebrary, US, has announced the commencement of its 'Topic of the Week' programme to make it easier for libraries to keep their e-book collections current and timely. Each week, ebrary's on-staff librarians will select important topics and highlight relevant e-books on… Read More
Publishing Technology’s new Paris office to provide on the ground support to French market - February 15, 2011
Publishing Technology plc, a UK-based provider of software and services to the publishing industry, has opened a Paris office which will provide on the ground support to the French market. Publishing Technology, which services eight out of ten of the world's largest publishers, already has offices… Read More
Attention Subscribers – www.myscoope.com lets you access Knowledgespeak using your mobile devices - February 15, 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
Registrations for 2011 NFAIS Annual Conference still open - February 14, 2011
The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS), a membership association for organisations that create, organise and facilitate access to authoritative information, has announced that registrations are still being accepted for the 2011 NFAIS Annual Conference, Taming the Information Tsunami: The New World of Discovery? The… Read More
Academic paper raises concerns on Google Books’ privacy policy - February 14, 2011
Elisabeth A. Jones and Joseph W. Janes of the Information School at the University of Washington recently published an academic paper about the privacy implications of the Google Books project. The paper is entitled 'Anonymity in a World of Digital Books: Google Books, Privacy, and the… Read More
