Academic institutions in North America join the Ex Libris Alma early adopter programme - December 13, 2011
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced the launch of the North American early adopter programme for the Alma library management service. Initiated with an intensive two-day workshop in Chicago this October, the programme enables its pioneering member libraries to become fully engaged… Read More
Access Knowledgespeak using your smartphones and mobile devices via Myscoope.com - December 13, 2011
Mobile access for Knowledgespeak is now available in a mobile browser version and a Java application version. Smartphones and Tablets – We publish a mobile browser version for smartphones and tablet PCs. This is accessible at www.myscoope.com, a site designed specifically for all types of… Read More
IBM unveils cloud drug discovery platform, SIPP - December 13, 2011
Technology firm IBM, US, recently launched a cloud analytics platform, called IBM Strategic IP Insight Platform (SIPP), to allow researchers to extract data from patents and scientific journals. The new application will reportedly allow researchers to speed up their searches of massive… Read More
New KLAS report on healthcare clinical decision support rates DynaMed higher than other disease reference tools - December 13, 2011
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, has announced that its evidence-based point-of-care clinical reference tool DynaMed has been rated highest in its category by healthcare providers. A new report on clinical decision support resources by KLAS, a research firm that specialises in monitoring and… Read More
Cambridge Digital Library publishes 4,000 pages of Newton material - December 13, 2011
Cambridge University has published, on a new digital library website, over 4,000 pages of Sir Isaac Newton's most important works. These include an original manuscript containing Newton's famous laws of motion. Also available online publicly is the scientist's own annotated copy of Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica.… Read More
Access Knowledgespeak using your smartphones and mobile devices via Myscoope.com - December 12, 2011
Mobile access for Knowledgespeak is now available in a mobile browser version and a Java application version. Smartphones and Tablets – We publish a mobile browser version for smartphones and tablet PCs. This is accessible at www.myscoope.com, a site designed specifically for all types of… Read More