Thieme ties up with subito to deliver content from e-books - February 18, 2010
STM publisher Thieme Publishing Group, Germany, and library services firm subito, Germany, have initiated a project to jointly develop a document delivery system for e-books. subito offers users copies of articles from periodicals and supports the lending of books. With the latest alliance, university libraries can… Read More
Emerald announces Best New Journal winner - February 18, 2010
Academic and professional literature publisher Emerald Group Publishing Limited, UK, has announced that ‘critical perspectives on international business’ has won its inaugural Best New Journal award. Free access was given for 16 eligible Emerald journals and the winner was decided by open vote. In total, over… Read More
Dear Knowledgespeak Subscribers - February 18, 2010
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Library groups, EFF support of first sale doctrine in US legal battle - February 17, 2010
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and a coalition of public interest and consumer groups have urged a US federal appeals court to preserve consumers' rights and the first sale doctrine in a battle over an Internet auction of used computer software. The EFF was joined by the Read More
BMJ Group bags contract for Technology Assessment Reviews for health bodies - February 17, 2010
The BMJ Evidence Centre, part of the BMJ Group, UK, has been awarded a contract by the National Institute for Health Research for Technology Assessment Reviews (TARs). TARs are commissioned to meet the urgent needs of national NHS decision-making bodies and policy customers, such as the… Read More
MEDai, Shared Health partner to provide robust health information exchange platform - February 17, 2010
Shared Health, Inc., a public/private health information exchange (HIE), has partnered with health information provider MEDai, Inc., US, part of STM publisher Elsevier, to provide a rich, interoperable, clinically relevant HIE platform to the state of Tennessee. This partnership seeks to deliver solutions and technologies that… Read More
