Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - May 24, 2010
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Stevan Harnad (On Not Conflating Open Data (OD) With Open Access (OA)); Alix Vance (Measuring Up: Gaining Customer Insight vs. Getting Lost in Business Complexity); Kent Anderson (iPad Usability: Confusing, a Prevalence of Print Metaphors, and Weird Interaction Models); and Martin Fenner… Read More
Freelancing job at Scope eKnowledge Center – Editor - May 24, 2010
Scope eKnowledge Center is calling for applications from freelancing editors. The Candidate should be a thorough professional with the ability to draft business e-mails, presentations, case studies and other communication material surrounding a conference / event. The candidate should assist in the preparation of presentations and/or speeches geared toward prospective… Read More
iPad features, apps to propel media tablets growth, says IDC report - May 21, 2010
The burgeoning market for media tablets, boosted by the launch of Apple's iPad, will be driven by the device's attributes as a content consumption platform and the compelling applications and services that will be created to take advantage of them, says a report by International data… Read More
Scripps Institution of Oceanography Library holdings digitised by Google - May 21, 2010
The Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, has announced that about 100,000 volumes from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography Library have been digitised. The Library is being made publically accessible as part of a partnership between Google, the University of California and the… Read More
Elsevier/MC Strategies and AACN partner to develop a series of online nursing courses - May 21, 2010
E-learning solutions provider Elsevier/MC Strategies, US, has announced a partnership with the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) to develop a series of online nursing courses. The first course in this series - AACN Critical Care Pharmacology - is expected to provide significant benefits to bedside… Read More
ICSTI Annual Conference 2010 – From Information to Innovation - May 21, 2010
International Council for Scientific and Technical Information (ICSTI) Annual Conference 2010 will take place in Helsinki, Finland, on June 10 and 11, 2010. The conference is expected to bring together a large group of the sector's top names and decision-makers. It will highlight the significance of… Read More