Safari Books Online to add 350 Packt titles in 2010 - February 2, 2010
Safari Books Online, a US-based e-reference joint venture between publishers O'Reilly Media, Inc. and Pearson Technology Group, has announced that will add more than 350 new titles in 2010 from Packt, a fast-growing publisher of digital books. Developers and IT professionals will benefit from additional Open… Read More
Ninth annual Wiley Prize in Biomedical Sciences announced - February 2, 2010
The Wiley Foundation, US, has announced that the ninth annual Wiley Prize in Biomedical Sciences will be awarded to Dr. Peter Hegemann, Professor of Molecular Biophysics, Humboldt University, Berlin; Dr. Georg Nagel, Professor of Molecular Plant Physiology, Department of Botany, University of Wuerzburg; and Dr. Ernst… Read More
Dear Subscriber - February 2, 2010
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CERN Library offers book catalogue via open access - February 1, 2010
CERN Library has announced that it now offers the bibliographic book records, held in its library catalogue, to be freely downloaded by any third party. The records are provided under the Public Domain Data Licence, which permits colleagues around the world to reuse and upgrade the data for any purpose.… Read More
Primary Research Group announces Survey of Higher Education Faculty: Use of Educational Technology report - February 1, 2010
Primary Research Group, US, has published the Survey of Higher Education Faculty: Use of Educational Technology report. The report presents data on how higher education faculty in the US and Canada view the usefulness of college library technology centers and other forms of educational technology such… Read More
NLM receives grant to digitise materials from its medical collections - February 1, 2010
The National Library of Medicine (NLM), part of the National Institutes of Health, has been named a partner in a multi-centered grant to digitise materials in the history of medicine. As one of five libraries participating in the digital Medical Heritage Project, NLM will receive $360,000… Read More
