Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - April 9, 2009
The third edition of blogspeak is now online. Featured are Steven Sieck (Science Publishers Stepping Up Online Community Initiatives); Charlie Rapple (If we invented the scholarly journal today, what would it look like?"); Morgan Langille (Is PLOS One the future of scientific publishing?); Kheskett (EndNote & HubMed); and John Timmer… Read More
WK Health launches order set development solution – ProVation Order Sets - April 8, 2009
Medical information provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, has launched ProVation Order Sets, powered by UpToDate Decision Support, an innovative order set development solution that combines ProVation Medical's technology platform with UpToDate's premier clinical decision support content. ProVation Order Sets streamlines the delivery of standardised… Read More
New ALPSP management workshop on society/publisher relationship - April 8, 2009
The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishing (ALPSP), the international trade association for scholarly and professional publishers, has announced a 24 hour residential workshop that will look at all aspects of the society/publisher relationship. The workshop, scheduled for July 9-10, will provide delegates with an… Read More
Elsevier demonstrating clinical decision support tools at HIMSS event - April 8, 2009
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that it is offering a suite of tools designed to improve healthcare quality through enhanced clinical decision-making and problem solving at the point of care. The suite ranges from evidence-based medicine (EBM) offering brief, mid-length and full-length answers to clinical… Read More
ARL working group releases report on management of special collections material - April 8, 2009
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Working Group on Special Collections, formed in 2007, has released a discussion report that identifies key issues in the management and exposure of special collections material in the 21st century. The report is freely available on the ARL website at… Read More
Knovel adds five new publishers, enhances Engineering Reference offering - April 8, 2009
Web-based information services provider Knovel, US, has announced partnerships with five new publishers. The new publishers are: American Oil Chemists Society; Cambridge University Press; Earthscan; Synapse Information Resources; and Water Environment Federation. Knovel content is sourced from more than 50 international publishers and professional societies. These… Read More
