ARL Board of Directors endorse large-scale digitisation principles - August 5, 2010
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Board of Directors have unanimously voted to endorse a set of nine principles to guide vendor/publisher relations in large-scale digitisation projects of special collections materials, recommended by its Transforming Special Collections in the Digital Age Working Group. The Board's vote… Read More
Lippincott’s Nursing Procedures and Skills now optimised for Apple web-enabled devices - August 5, 2010
Healthcare publisher Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW), part of Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has announced that Lippincott's Nursing Procedures and Skills is now optimised for Apple web-enabled devices, offering nurses convenient and efficient access to nearly 1,000 essential nursing procedures. Lippincott's Nursing Procedures and Skills gives… Read More
OCLC and ALISE invite proposals for 2011 Library and Information Science Research Grant Program - August 5, 2010
Global library cooperative Online Computer Library Center, Inc. (OCLC), US, and OCLC Research, in collaboration with the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE), are inviting research proposals for the 2011 Library and Information Science Research Grant Program (LISRGP). Awards of up to $15,000 are… Read More
TRANSFUSION journal celebrates 50th anniversary - August 5, 2010
Wiley-Blackwell, the STM and scholarly business of John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, has announced that TRANSFUSION, a publication for new information regarding transfusion medicine and the official peer-reviewed journal of AABB, is marking its 50th anniversary with a number of special activities. The journal is… Read More
BMJ Group appoints new editors for two evidence based titles - August 5, 2010
Publisher BMJ Group, UK, has announced the appointment of new editors for two of its evidence based titles - Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) and Evidence-Based Nursing. Dr Richard Saitz, professor of medicine and epidemiology, associate director of the Office of Clinical Research, and director of the Clinical… Read More
Cambridge University Press announces new publishing partnership with International African Institute - August 5, 2010
Cambridge University Press, the publishing division of the University of Cambridge, has announced a new publishing partnership with the International African Institute. Under the deal, the Press will publish three cornerstones of African Studies literature - the journal Africa, the Africa Bibliography and the International African… Read More
