Assessing library value explored at ACRL Conference 2013 - July 23, 2013
Several papers and posters on library value assessment were presented at the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Conference in Indianapolis this spring, as noted in the ACRL Value of Academic Libraries blog. In 'Demonstrating Value through Assessment and Surveys,' Terri Fishel discusses a… Read More
Bloomberg BNA announces new edition of Patent, Trademark, and Copyright Laws - July 23, 2013
Bloomberg BNA, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bloomberg, has published the June 2013 Edition to Patent, Trademark, and Copyright Laws, which contains all the changes enacted into law through May 1, 2013. The latest edition fully integrates the provisions of the Act into the U.S. Code… Read More
UBM Tech and ON24 announce strategic partnership - July 23, 2013
Business information provider UBM Tech, US, has announced a strategic partnership with ON24, the virtual communications platform for the global enterprise. Under the deal, ON24 will be the preferred supplier for webcasting services. Leveraging a strong six-year relationship, the partnership will enable UBM Tech and… Read More
circPoint from collectionHQ gives publishers valuable details on print and ebook circulation trends - July 23, 2013
collectionHQ, a collection performance improvement solution that helps libraries better manage their collections, has announced that it now offers circPoint, a Web-based toolset that gives publishers valuable insight into trends about public library circulations. Available on a subscription basis, circPoint claims to be the first system… Read More
King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology honours best papers in applied technology from Springer journals - July 22, 2013
King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), a scientific organisation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has provided awards for the best paper from five technical journals it publishes in collaboration with Springer. The articles chosen reflect not only excellent science,… Read More
GigaScience journal unveils new features and functionality at ISMB meeting - July 22, 2013
Open access publisher BioMed Central and the Beijing Genome Institute (BGI) have announced that the journal GigaScience will unveil new features and functionality at the Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology (ISMB) meeting. The move comes one year on from the launch of the journal. As… Read More
