Rhonda Oliver appointed new Managing Director of RCN Publishing - May 14, 2010
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has announced the appointment of Rhonda Oliver as the new Managing Director/Publisher at RCN Publishing, effective July 21. She will succeed Linda Thomas, who is retiring this summer. In her new position, Rhonda will oversee the publication of the UK's… Read More
Freelancing job at Scope eKnowledge Center – Editor - May 14, 2010
Scope eKnowledge Center is calling for applications from freelancing editors. The Candidate should be a through professional with the ability to draft business e-mails, presentations, case studies and other communication material surrounding a conference / event. The candidate should assist in the preparation of presentations and/or speeches geared toward prospective… Read More
Google Books Settlement likely to violate international laws and treaties, says OBA study - May 13, 2010
The Open Book Alliance (OBA) has released an analysis that details how the proposed Google Books Settlement is likely to violate international laws and treaties. Cynthia Arato, a litigator on intellectual property and copyright issues, states that numerous provisions of the proposed… Read More
Elsevier’s new Scopus Alerts (Lite) iPhone application to help researchers stay up-to-date while on-the-go - May 13, 2010
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that it has built a new iPhone application, Scopus Alerts (Lite) (http://tinyurl.com/scopusmob), to help researchers stay up-to-date while on-the-go. The new application, which is available on iTunes and the Apple App Store globally, gives iPhone users the ability… Read More
ACM launches new librarian resource site - May 13, 2010
The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) has announced the launch of the new ACM Digital Library Resource site at http://librarians.acm.org. The new site is expected to serve as a valuable tool for librarians, consortium administrators, subscription agents, and end users interested in… Read More
US library associations applaud FCC’s ‘third way’ strategy to protect Internet - May 13, 2010
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL), together with the American Library Association and EDUCAUSE, recently sent a letter to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski applauding his announcement of a ‘third way’ approach to protecting consumers and the Internet. The associations had pointed out earlier that the recent… Read More
