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BMJ Group signs agreement with Cerner Corporation - February 11, 2008
Medical publisher the BMJ Group, UK, has announced that the company has entered into an agreement with US-based healthcare information technology supplier Cerner Corporation. Under the deal, BMJ will integrate its evidence-based medical information with a range of solutions offered by Cerner… Read More
Bowker launches GDSN pilot programme - February 11, 2008
Bibliographic information provider Bowker, US, has announced the launch of a pilot project to increase efficiency and reduce costs in the publishing supply chain by using the Global Data Synchronization Network (GDSN). The GDSN will enable 'real-time' exchange of product catalogue data between book publishers, distributors,… Read More
University of British Columbia unveils online institutional repository - February 11, 2008
The University of British Columbia (UBC) has announced the development of an institutional repository (IR). Called cIRcle (circle.ubc.ca), the online storehouse is designed to help store the vast array of UBC's research output. Currently in pilot mode, cIRcle will be officially launched in spring 2008. Based… Read More
Mosby’s Nursing Skills launches new Pediatric Collection - February 11, 2008
Mosby's Nursing Skills, the online nursing skills and reference system from STM publisher Elsevier, recently announced the launch of Mosby's Nursing Skills-Pediatric Collection. Numbering over 320 topics, Mosby's Nursing Skills-Pediatric Collection is claimed to be the largest and most robust collection of pediatric-specific web-based competencies. The… Read More
SPARC launches discussion forum on authors’ copyrights - February 11, 2008
The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) recently introduced a new discussion forum on the topic of author rights, called the SPARC Author Rights Forum. The forum seeks to provide a private and moderated venue for academic librarians to explore copyright and related issues in… Read More
