EE Times Group names Ron Wilson as Director of Content/Media - July 5, 2010
EE Times Group, a United Business Media company, has announced that electronics industry expert, Ron Wilson, will rejoin the company as Director of Content/Media. Wilson replaces Richard Nass who has left EE Times Group to work in the medical group at Canon Communications. In his new… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - July 5, 2010
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Scott Lindsay (Ebooks: An Overlooked Goldmine?); Paul Biba (The Future of Textbook Publishing in the Digital Age — New Publisher Workflows); Roy Tennant (Top Trends, Part 1); and Kathryn Greenhill (The future of libraries and ebooks). Blogspeak includes blog posts… Read More
Mobile access for Knowledgespeak now available - July 5, 2010
Knowledgespeak subscribers, on the move, can now access quality STM News of their choice any time any where with the all new SCOOPE service. SCOOPE is the only mobile application that allows subscribers to customise content. Advantage of SCOOPE - Newsletters are now downloadable into local memory and read at… Read More
NFAIS and ASIDIC announce merger - July 2, 2010
The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS) and ASIDIC (formerly the Association of Information and Dissemination Centers), have jointly announced the assimilation of ASIDIC members into the NFAIS Community as a result of the dissolution of ASIDIC. According to NFAIS Executive Director, Bonnie Lawlor, the… Read More
Amazon introduces price cuts with launch of latest version of Kindle - July 2, 2010
Online books retailer Amazon.com, Inc., US, has introduced the latest version of its e-book reader, Kindle, at a price of $379, down from $489. The Kindle DX e-reader has been updated to include a new graphite enclosure and high contrast electronic ink display. It also offers… Read More
SAGE announces SAGE Research Methods Online library board - July 2, 2010
Academic publisher SAGE has announced that seventeen librarians from some of the world's leading research institutions have been selected as advisors in the development of SAGE Research Methods Online (SRMO), an innovative online research tool slated for launch in 2011. Representing institutions in Europe, the Middle… Read More