Three EIFL partner institutions sign the Berlin Declaration - November 23, 2011
Not-for-profit organisation Electronic Information for Libraries (EIFL) has announced that three more EIFL partner institutions have signed the Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and the Humanities. The institutions are: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (Ghana), University of Belgrade (Serbia)… Read More
NHS in England to develop Framework Agreement for medical content procurement - November 23, 2011
The NHS in England is seeking to establish a Framework Agreement which identifies the providers of medical and healthcare related published content, products and services. The Framework Agreement will list the providers and agreements from whom the NHS and its partners can purchase with confidence… Read More
Elsevier and Fulbright Commission honour eight early career researchers at the 2011 UK Scopus Young Researcher Award ceremony - November 23, 2011
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, and the US-UK Fulbright Commission recently honoured eight early career researchers in a range of academic disciplines at the 2011 UK Scopus Young Researcher Award ceremony. More than 80 university executives, policy makers, library directors and senior researchers attended the award ceremony… Read More
NLM unveils enhancement of drug naming standard for EHRs - November 23, 2011
The US' National Library of Medicine (NLM) has enhanced the Drug Naming Standard for Electronic Health Records. The RxNorm standard clinical drug vocabulary produced by the NLM is now said to contain more accurate and complete connections between National Drug Codes (NDCs) and standard non-proprietary names… Read More
The Essentials of Pediatric Critical Care Orientation course now accessible via NetLearning LMS - November 23, 2011
NetLearning, a US-based provider of online courses and e-learning software for healthcare workers and hospital administrators, has announced an agreement with the Child Health Corporation of America (CHCA). Under the deal, the CHCA will offer its Essentials of Pediatric Critical Care Orientation (EPCCO) course to customers… Read More
Publishing Technology appoints Peter Blok as EVP of Global Professional Services - November 23, 2011
Publishing-specific software solutions provider Publishing Technology plc, UK, has announced the appointment of Peter Blok as EVP of Global Professional Services and member of the executive team. In his new position, Blok will be responsible for all implementation projects of Publishing Technology's flagship enterprise software… Read More
