OCLC and ebrary partner to add ebook records, links to WorldCat - June 25, 2010
Global library cooperative Online Computer Library Center, Inc. (OCLC), US, and digital content products and technologies provider ebrary are working together to add records for the ebrary ebook catalogue to WorldCat. WorldCat claims to be the world's most comprehensive database of library materials. ebrary's growing selection… Read More
AAUP announces election of Richard Brown to presidency - June 25, 2010
The Association of American University Presses (AAUP) has announced that Georgetown University Press Director Richard Brown assumed leadership of the AAUP on June 19, 2010. Brown will serve a one-year term. He succeeds Kathleen Keane, director of Johns Hopkins University Press, who remains on the association's… Read More
InformationWeek Analytic releases new report on ROI of Cloud Computing - June 25, 2010
InformationWeek Analytics has announced the release of its research report 'Cloud ROI: Calculating Costs, Benefits, Returns.' The report includes an exclusive analysis of the approach respondents' organisations use to quantify risks (such as project failure or budget overruns) as cash flow in an ROI analysis. The… Read More
Google’s video sharing site YouTube wins copyright infringement case against Viacom - June 25, 2010
Internet search services provider Google Inc, US, has announced that a federal judge in New York has ruled that its video sharing site YouTube is protected by the safe harbor of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) against claims of copyright infringement. The decision follows established… Read More
Mobile access for Knowledgespeak now available - June 25, 2010
Knowledgespeak subscribers, on the move, can now access quality STM News of their choice any time any where with the all new SCOOPE service. SCOOPE is the only mobile application that allows subscribers to customise content. Advantage of SCOOPE - Newsletters are now downloadable into local memory and read at… Read More
BMJ and Cleveland Clinic collaborate to offer CME credits to BMJ readers - June 24, 2010
The British Medical Journal (BMJ) has joined forces with the Cleveland Clinic in the US to offer certified continuing medical education (CME) credits to all of its readers. The BMJ publishes articles help doctors make better decisions, while the Cleveland Clinic's Center for Continuing Education has… Read More
