Larry Alford elected Chair of OCLC Board of Trustees - December 10, 2007
Global library cooperative Online Computer Library Center Inc. (OCLC), US, has named Larry Alford, Dean of University Libraries, Temple University, as Chair of the OCLC Board of Trustees. He replaces Betsy Wilson, who served four consecutive one-year terms as Board Chair. The 15-member OCLC Board of… Read More
Sir Michael Rake joins The McGraw-Hill Companies’ Board of Directors - December 10, 2007
Information services provider McGraw-Hill Companies, US, has announced that it has named Sir Michael Rake to its Board of Directors. Sir Michael is Chairman of British Telecom (BT), one of the largest communications companies in the world, serving customers in more than 170 countries. Also, he… Read More
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NetLibrary to offer Oxford Scholarship Online eBook titles - December 7, 2007
OCLC NetLibrary, the leading platform for eContent to libraries worldwide, has announced that it will soon make available the individual eBook titles previously only available digitally through Oxford University Press' Oxford Scholarship Online product (OSO). Beginning in January 2008, NetLibrary will offer the titles found in… Read More
CCC integrates licensing services with Stanford’s HighWire Press - December 7, 2007
Non-profit copyright licensing solution provider Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), US, has announced that Stanford University's HighWire Press has become CCC's first scholarly journal hosting partner to place prominent links to CCC's licensing services on full-text articles and abstracts. Scientists, researchers, physicians, college faculty and other… Read More
AACR launches new journal on the science of cancer prevention - December 7, 2007
The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), US, has announced the launch of a new peer-reviewed scientific journal, Cancer Prevention Research. The new journal is dedicated exclusively to cancer prevention - from preclinical research to clinical trials. Dr. Scott M. Lippman, professor at The University of… Read More
