Traditional US book production sees flat growth in 2009, says Bowker report - April 15, 2010
Bibliographic information provider Bowker, US, a business unit of ProQuest, has released statistics on US book publishing for 2009, compiled from its Books In Print database. Based on preliminary figures from publishers in the nation, Bowker is projecting that traditional US title output in 2009 was… Read More
AT&T to build broadband telemedicine system for California healthcare initiative - April 15, 2010
A telehealth consortium led by the University of California Office of the President and the UC Davis Health System has selected AT&T to build a secure, medical-grade telecommunications system as part of the California Telehealth Network (CTN). The consortium has been formed to create CTN as… Read More
BookMyne application opens multi-language SirsiDynix library catalogues - April 15, 2010
Library technology solutions provider SirsiDynix, US, has announced that BookMyne, a comprehensive iPhone application, now supports library catalogues in Spanish, French and German. The application, which allows users to search library catalogues and place holds on materials, claims to be the first industry-wide application available for… Read More
Two IEEE Computer Society titles move to new publishing model - April 15, 2010
The IEEE Computer Society, an organisation of computing professionals, has announced that two of its journals will transition to a new publishing model. The journals - IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG) and IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing (TDSC) - will adopt… Read More
Mesquite Surgery Center selects WK Health’s ProVation Medical Software for procedure documentation and coding - April 15, 2010
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, has announced that Mesquite Surgery Center has selected its ProVation MD software for procedure documentation and coding for gastroenterology. The Center has also opted for ProVation EHR electronic health record and patient charting solution. ProVation EHR is… Read More
Symyx integrates Isentris functionality with SharePoint to help scientists explore and share information more efficiently - April 15, 2010
Information management systems provider Symyx Technologies, Inc., US, has announced the release of Symyx Isentris for SharePoint, a collection of Microsoft SharePoint Web parts that seek to improve project team knowledge sharing and collaboration in an information-driven R&D environment. Integrating Symyx Isentris search/browse and data analysis tools with… Read More
