Maverick supports launch of two new content platforms - November 26, 2010
Maverick Outsource Services, a UK-based provider of outsourced solutions for the publishing industry, has announced the forthcoming launch of new online platforms from two of its customers - Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals (BQFJ) and Reference Tree. The recently founded publishing house, Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals… Read More
US Court of Appeal overturns lower court decision on Vermont law - November 25, 2010
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has ruled that a Vermont law restricting the commercial use of information relating to physician prescribing patterns is unconstitutional. Judge John G. Koeltl wrote the majority opinion overturning an April 2009 US District Court decision, concluding the… Read More
Gartner summit examines growth potential of cloud computing - November 25, 2010
Technology research services firm Gartner, Inc., US, has announced that analysts discussed the Cloud Computing scenario during the Gartner India CIO & IT Executive Summit 2010, held in Mumbai on November 23 - 24, 2010. The event, now in its fourth year, has reportedly become a… Read More
The Biodiversity Heritage Library adds 14,000 records to WorldCat - November 25, 2010
Global library cooperative OCLC, US, has announced that the Biodiversity Heritage Library has added more than 14,000 records of digitised materials, brought together from 12 institutions, to WorldCat. The Biodiversity Heritage Library claims to be one of the world's largest repositories of full-text digitised legacy biodiversity… Read More
Elsevier announces 9th Pangborn Sensory Science Symposium - November 25, 2010
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that the 9th Pangborn Sensory Science Symposium will take place in Kyoto, Japan, from September 4-8, 2011. Pangborn claims to be the most prestigious conference within the field of sensory science. It is the only meeting that allows sensory science… Read More
Redesigned NCBI Bookshelf now available - November 25, 2010
Bookshelf, the books division of the PubMed Central database, has announced that the books in Bookshelf have been given a new look as part of a redesign that is taking place in several stages. The Bookshelf redesign includes infrastructural improvements to facilitate the discovery of information… Read More
