E-readers make grasping information more difficult, says study - January 18, 2011
Readers using e-books are less likely to grasp what they have read because of the simple presentation, according to the Daily Mail, which has cited a study in the journal Cognition. For instance, the Sony Reader and Amazon's Kindle display text in such a clear, legible format that this fosters… Read More
Journal Chiropractic & Osteopathy re-launched as Chiropractic & Manual Therapies - January 18, 2011
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced that the journal Chiropractic & Osteopathy has now re-launched as Chiropractic & Manual Therapies. In 2010 the European Academy of Chiropractic (EAC) joined the Chiropractic & Osteopathic College of Australasia (COCA) in making Chiropractic & Osteopathy their… Read More
Bahrain signs agreement with British National Archive to access digital documents - January 18, 2011
Bahrain has reportedly signed an agreement with the British National Archives to gain access to over 80 million digital documents. The deal was signed between the King Hamad Digital Library and the British National Archives. The agreement is one of many that have been signed with King Hamad Library… Read More
Twenty North Carolina public libraries form consortium to offer members a digital library - January 18, 2011
Twenty public libraries in North Carolina have reportedly formed a consortium to offer members a digital library. With the growing number of eReader owners, the library is offering a series of free workshops to teach patrons how to download eBooks using the library's free, online… Read More
Attention Subscribers – www.myscoope.com lets you access Knowledgespeak using your mobile devices - January 18, 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
Springer denies having withdrawn free access to journals via HINARI programme - January 17, 2011
A recent issue of the British Medical Journal mentions STM publisher Springer as having withdrawn free access to health and biomedical online journals through the World Health Organization’s Health InterNetwork for Access to Research Initiative (HINARI) programme. HINARI is part of the Research4Life partnership between UN… Read More
