HARRASSOWITZ announces 2011 Charleston Conference Scholarship winner - September 16, 2011
HARRASSOWITZ, a full-service subscription agent and bookseller, Germany, has awarded its 2011 Charleston Conference Scholarship to Ariel Vanderpool, Resource Acquisitions Specialist III at Stanford University Lane Medical Library, CA. The scholarship supports attendance at this year’s Charleston Conference, scheduled to be held from November 2-5, 2011,… Read More
Access Knowledgespeak using your smartphones and mobile devices via Myscoope.com - September 16, 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
WK Health launches ProVation MD module to streamline American College of Cardiology NCDR CathPCI Registry reporting - September 15, 2011
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has announced the release of a module to support participation in the American College of Cardiology (ACC) National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR) CathPCI Registry. Part of ProVation MD for cardiology procedure documentation and coding, the ACC-certified module automates collection… Read More
University libraries and German SCOAP3 partners meet to discuss OA in High Energy Physics - September 15, 2011
Representatives of university libraries recently met with representatives of the German SCOAP3 partners - TIB, Max-Planck-Society und Helmholtz Association - for a workshop at TIB in Hannover. The international consortium SCOAP3 (Sponsoring Consortium for Open Access Publishing in Particle Physics) seeks to convert high quality High… Read More
Library Copyright Alliance raises concern over lawsuit against HathiTrust and partners - September 15, 2011
The Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) has released a statement stating concern over the Authors Guild's decision to file a lawsuit against HathiTrust and its research library partners. According to LCA, the case has no merit, and completely disregards the rights of libraries and their users under… Read More
RSC raises queries on EPSRC’s Shaping Capability programme - September 15, 2011
The UK's Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) has stated that in recent weeks, since the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) made its first announcement in connection with its Shaping Capability programme, there have been many questions raised. These centre on how decisions were reached… Read More
