SLA joins alliance calling for investigation into US Google Books Settlement - August 26, 2009
The Special Libraries Association (SLA), a non-profit organisation, has announced that it has joined a newly formed Open Books Alliance calling for investigation into the Google Books Settlement. The alliance seeks resolution on issues of copyright, access, anti-trust and privacy. It brings together non-profits, library groups,… Read More
ProQuest launches ‘Dissertations and Theses – UK & Ireland’ - August 26, 2009
Information resources and technologies provider ProQuest, US, has announced that institutions can now subscribe to the entire bibliographic record of dissertations written in the United Kingdom and Ireland from as far back as 1716, with full abstracts for titles available from 1986 in 'ProQuest Dissertations and… Read More
OCLC names six librarians to participate in 2010 Jay Jordan IFLA/OCLC Early Career Development Fellowship Program - August 26, 2009
Global library cooperative Online Computer Library Center, Inc. (OCLC), US, together with the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) and the American Theological Library Association, has named six librarians chosen to participate in the Jay Jordan IFLA/OCLC Early Career Development Fellowship Program for 2010.… Read More
PEER appoints teams from Loughborough University and University College London for Behavioural and Usage Research - August 26, 2009
The Publishing and the Ecology of European Research (PEER), a collaboration between publishers, repositories and the research community, has announced the appointment of teams from Loughborough University and University College London (UCL) for Behavioural and Usage Research. The research teams were selected by the PEER Executive… Read More
St. Cloud Surgical Center selects ProVation EHR Software for perioperative documentation and patient charting - August 26, 2009
Medical information provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, has announced that St. Cloud Surgical Center has selected its ProVation EHR software for perioperative documentation and patient charting. ProVation EHR is an electronic health record designed for busy, cost-conscious Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs). It offers electronic… Read More
SirsiDynix unveils latest version of library tools Horizon and HIP - August 26, 2009
Library technology solutions provider SirsiDynix, US, has announced the release of SirsiDynix Horizon 7.5 and Horizon Information Portal (HIP) 3.20. The Horizon integrated library system (ILS) continues to be used by thousands of libraries across the world, according to the company. The latest release claims to… Read More
