ICN and IHTSDO collaborate to ensure a common health terminology - March 22, 2010
The International Council of Nurses (ICN) and the International Healthcare Terminology Standards Development Organisation (IHTSDO) have announced a collaborative agreement to advance terminology harmonisation and foster interoperability in health information systems. The new agreement complements the aims of both organisations for state of the art health… Read More
Credo Reference partners with EasyBib to simplify student research - March 22, 2010
Online reference library Credo Reference, US, has announced a partnership with EasyBib.com to simplify the student’s research process. EasyBib.com is an automatic bibliography maker, providing quick and accurate formatting to compile a works cited list. The new agreement between EasyBib and Credo seeks to help students… Read More
JISC names Helen Rana as new head of policy - March 22, 2010
The Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC), UK, has announced the appointment of Helen Rana as its new head of policy. She succeeds Alice Colban, who was promoted to head of finance and corporate services last October, with responsibility for a range of areas including financial, information… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - March 22, 2010
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Nicole (Taking forward the Publisher Interface Study); Kent Anderson (If You Can’t Stand the Heat: Open Dialog and Open Access); Joe Wikert (How Will the iPad Affect Content and App Pricing?); Alix Vance (Money and Motivation: Will Content Survive the… Read More
RIN publishes new guide focusing on challenges for academic libraries in difficult economic times - March 19, 2010
The UK’s Research Information Network (RIN) has released a guide, 'Challenges for academic libraries in difficult economic times', that focuses on how academic librarians are experiencing and responding to financial cuts in the current economic climate. After a decade of growth in budgets and services, academic… Read More
British Library and AHRC partnership to encourage growth of South Asian studies - March 19, 2010
The British Library and the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) have announced a framework agreement to enable both parties to work together to identify research priorities in India and the UK and work jointly on projects that support research in this field. The agreement seeks… Read More
