Monongahela Valley Hospital selects Thomson Reuters’ Micromedex Solutions for clinical decision support - September 16, 2011
Business information provider Thomson Reuters, US, has announced that Monongahela Valley Hospital (MVH) has signed a multi-year agreement to use Thomson Reuters Micromedex solutions as its source for evidence-based clinical reference information. MVH is a 210-bed, full-service healthcare facility in western Pennsylvania. The hospital needed a… Read More
New independent working group formed to expand access to published research findings - September 16, 2011
A new independent working group has been set up to examine how UK-funded research findings can be made more accessible. The group will propose a programme of action and make recommendations to government, research funders, publishers and other interested parties on how access to research findings and outcomes can be… Read More
British Library study supports electronic clearance of orphan works - September 16, 2011
The British Library, the national library of the UK, as part of the wider EU funded ARROW (Accessible Registries of Rights Information and Orphan Works) project, has published a study into rights clearance and mass digitisation. The study examines the issue of orphan works. 'Seeking New… Read More
Pearson acquires Connections Education - September 16, 2011
Education services provider Pearson, US, has announced the acquisition of Connections Education from an investor group led by Apollo Management, L.P. Through its Connections Academy business, the company operates online or ‘virtual’ public schools in 21 states in the US - serving more than 40,000 students… Read More
American Association of School Librarians opens registration for national conference virtual component - September 16, 2011
The American Association of School Librarians (AASL), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), has announced that registration is now open for the AASL’s virtual component to its national conference. The AASL11 Virtual Conference will offer national conference attendees and those following the activity from… Read More
Three new members elected to Wiley’s Board of Directors - September 16, 2011
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc, US, has elected three new members to its Board of Directors. Effective immediately, Wiley's shareholders have elected Mari J. Baker, Dr. Jean-Lou Chameau, and Dr. Linda Katehi to its Board of Directors. All three were elected for the first time.… Read More
