Elsevier and academic institutions worldwide to host 2010 Scholarly Perspectives webinar series - May 24, 2010
Ten academic institutions will host 10 new webinars in the 2010 Scholarly Perspectives webinar series, launching on May 25, 2010, and continuing through 2010. The webinar series, sponsored by Elsevier, will be broadcast live and attracts an audience of academic librarians and faculty. The aim is… Read More
EBSCO survey to assess impact of current economic conditions on libraries - May 24, 2010
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO, US, conducted a survey in February 2010, to assess the impact of current economic conditions on libraries. Many respondents reported that their libraries have been impaired by budget pressures and that they continue to look for cost-saving strategies heading into 2010-2011.… Read More
Dialog, RefWorks join forces to boost research productivity - May 24, 2010
Online information services provider Dialog, US, and RefWorks, a web-based research management, writing and collaboration tool, are enabling their shared customers to export Dialog and DataStar search results into RefWorks. This direct export ability is supported through multiple interface options plus Alerts, boosting researchers' ability to… Read More
Wiley-VCH and ChemPubSoc Europe launch new online platform – ChemistryViews.org - May 24, 2010
Wiley-VCH, the German subsidiary of John Wiley & Sons, US, and ChemPubSoc Europe have announced the launch of a new online platform, ChemistryViews.org. The website was launched at the recently concluded 'Frontiers of Chemistry' symposium. ChemistryViews.org claims to be a gateway to Wiley's complete unique chemistry… Read More
SPARC announces Open Access Week 2010 kick-off planning event - May 24, 2010
Open Access Week, the global event to promote free, immediate, online access to research, has been declared for October 18-24, 2010. Participation for the event, organised by the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC), is expected to exceed previous years', which included hundreds of campuses… Read More
‘InformationWeek Analytics’ releases report on mobile device management - May 24, 2010
InformationWeek Analytics has announced the release of a new survey report titled Mobile Device Management & Security Research. The resource includes a guide to 14 mobile device management and security systems. The report analysts include Grant Moerschel, Co-Founder, and Richard Dreger, President of WaveGard, a vendor-neutral… Read More
