UBC Library implements fully hosted, integrated services from Serials Solutions - November 9, 2010
Serials Solutions, a US-based provider of tools and services for libraries and a business unit of ProQuest LLC, has announced that the University of British Columbia Library has adopted its Summon web-scale discovery service, 360 Resource Manager and 360 Counter services. The University of British Columbia… Read More
BNF announces new digital developments - November 9, 2010
The British National Formulary (BNF) has announced the launch of Knowledge Integration Solutions for safer and more accurate electronic prescribing and dispensing of drugs in the NHS. The BNF's clinical decision support and knowledge products include a range of data sets aligned with nationally mandated coding… Read More
AAAS and Ex Libris Group partner to provide integrated access to online content - November 9, 2010
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), publisher of the journal Science, has partnered with library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group to provide integrated access to its online content via Ex Libris' Primo Central Publisher Program. Full-text articles from… Read More
US e-book sales to reach $2.81 billion in 2015, says Forrester report - November 9, 2010
Independent research company Forrester Research, US, has released a report according to which, sales of electronic books are expected to hit nearly one billion dollars in the US this year and to triple by 2015. The market research firm estimates that US spending on e-books is… Read More
Handbook of Cloud Computing provides comprehensive view of cloud computing trend - November 9, 2010
LexisNexis Risk Solutions, US, has announced the publication of Handbook of Cloud Computing (springer:2010), a collection of essays featuring contributions from world experts in the field of cloud computing from academia, research laboratories and private industry. Published by Springer, Inc, the handbook was edited by Armando… Read More
Exempla Healthcare selects WK Health’s ProVation MD software for procedure documentation and coding - November 9, 2010
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, has announced that Exempla Healthcare has selected its ProVation MD software for gastroenterology and pulmonary procedure documentation and coding. ProVation MD will be deployed across three hospitals in the nationally recognised Exempla Healthcare System. ProVation MD replaces… Read More
