Nominations for 2013 Service Quality Evaluation Academy called for - September 13, 2012
The 2013 Service Quality Evaluation Academy, co-sponsored by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL), is now accepting participant nominations, with a deadline of December 14, 2012. The event is scheduled for March 11–15, 2013, at New Orleans, Louisiana.… Read More
Ex Libris’ Primo Central Index to cover metadata from research data published by Australian National Data Service - September 13, 2012
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has reached an agreement with the Australian National Data Service (ANDS) to syndicate the metadata of the research data that ANDS stores and makes accessible to researchers. This agreement is part of the Ex Libris initiative to expand… Read More
Reference and User Services Association seeks webinar proposals for 2013 online learning offerings - September 13, 2012
E-books, library programming and outreach, reference services, collection marketing and leading a book group are some of the webinar topics sought by the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) for spring 2013. Proposals can be submitted via online form through December 1, 2012. RUSA webinars… Read More
CAS and NIH Library collaborate to provide enterprise-wide access to SciFinder - September 12, 2012
Chemical information provider Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), a division of the American Chemical Society, has announced a collaboration with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Library to provide enterprise-wide access to SciFinder. Scientists across NIH can now have on-demand access to what is claimed to be… Read More
Elsevier acquires patient education solutions provider, ExitCare - September 12, 2012
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the acquisition of ExitCare, LLC, an enterprise-wide solution for patient education and discharge instructions. ExitCare provides peer-reviewed patient education and discharge instructions to support clinicians, empower patients and help providers meet their patients' educational needs. The acquisition is effective immediately and… Read More
Thomson Reuters study explores Apple’s mobile technology patent portfolio - September 12, 2012
The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters, US, has released the results of its study of Apple Inc.'s mobile technology patents. The findings, which are featured in the Thomson Reuters paper, "Inside the iPhone Patent Portfolio," details patent and litigation activity across Apple’s 1,298… Read More
