Reading on paper faster than on reading devices, says Nielsen Norman study - July 6, 2010
Product development consultancy Nielsen Norman Group, US, recently conducted a study, according to which it takes longer to read a book on an iPad or Kindle than on the printed page. For the study, Dr. Jakob Nielsen compared the reading times of 24 users on the… Read More
CHLA and CIHR to develop first Canadian Virtual Health Library - July 6, 2010
The National Research Council's Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (NRC-CISTI) has announced that the Canadian Health Libraries Association (CHLA) and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) are moving forward with the development of the Canadian Virtual Health Library (CVHL) - a first for… Read More
DGI and Elsevier announce Best Paper Award - July 6, 2010
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, and the Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Informationswissenschaft und Informationspraxis e.V. (DGI) will honour Young Information Professionals (YIPs) with the 'Semantic Web & Linked Data - Elements of Future Information infrastructures' Best Paper Award. The award will be presented at… Read More
Google’s Chinese licence renewal remains uncertain - July 6, 2010
After a wait of five days, Internet search services firm Google, Inc., US, continued to be kept uninformed on whether or not its operating licence in China would be renewed, according to media reports. The licence, issued by the Chinese government, is necessary for Google to… Read More
Thieme publishes visually-driven single volume atlas focusing on the nerves of the human brain - July 6, 2010
STM publisher Thieme Publishing Group, Germany, has published a visually-driven single volume Atlas that incorporates detailed descriptions of the anatomy and function of cranial nerves with practical coverage of clinical concepts for the assessment and differential diagnosis of cranial nerve dysfunction. The atlas 'Cranial Nerves: Anatomy,… Read More
Maney Publishing partners with digital preservation services to secure e-journal content - July 6, 2010
Academic Publisher Maney Publishing, UK, has joined the CLOCKSS, LOCKSS and Portico digital preservation services to guarantee the long-term security of its e-journal content. Maney currently has more than 100 e-journals in materials science and engineering, health sciences and humanities. The partnerships seek to enhance the… Read More
