Newspaper articles seen describing Google bid to monetise world’s information - December 23, 2010
Approving the Google Book Settlement (GBS) and giving the company a monopoly would 'make it a dangerous threat to competitors', according to an article recently published in the Financial Times. The Open Book Alliance (OBA) has stated that it concurs with the… Read More
ACS applauds passing of America COMPETES Act to boost research funding - December 23, 2010
The American Chemical Society (ACS) has applauded the US Congress for reauthorising the America COMPETES Act. America COMPETES (Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education and Science) was originally enacted in 2007. It was needed to be reauthorised this year in order to… Read More
Latest issue of RLI focuses on critical public policy issues of importance to the research library community - December 23, 2010
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has announced that issue 273 of Research Library Issues (RLI) focuses on several critical public policy issues of importance to the research library community. This issue of RLI features articles on net neutrality, fair use, and open access to… Read More
Cambridge University Press and WADEM announce publishing partnership - December 23, 2010
Cambridge University Press (CUP), the publishing division of the University of Cambridge, has announced a publishing partnership with the World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine (WADEM). Under the deal, CUP will publish Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, the official publication of WADEM,… Read More
WK Health’s ProVation software ranked number one by KLAS for sixth consecutive year - December 23, 2010
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, has announced that its ProVation MD software received top ranking in the Clinical Procedure Documentation Category of the 2010 Top 20 Best in KLAS Awards: Software & Professional Services report. This marks the sixth consecutive year ProVation… Read More
Dr. Paul Hébert to step down as CMAJ editor-in-chief in 2011 - December 23, 2010
The editor-in-chief of the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ), Dr. Paul Hébert, will step down from his position in 2011. Hébert has informed staff that he will not be returning to the helm of the journal once his current five-year contract expires on December 15, 2011.… Read More
