ARL to organise METS Workshop: The Basics and Beyond - October 13, 2010
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Statistics and Assessment Program and the Digital Library Federation, a programme of the Council on Library and Information Resources, have announced the third, five-day 'METS Workshop: The Basics and Beyond', to be held with Nancy J. Hoebelheinrich of the METS… Read More
Knowledgespeak’s exclusive interviews at the Frankfurt Book Fair now online - October 12, 2010
Interviews with Marty Kahn, CEO, ProQuest LLC; Keith MacGregor, Executive VP, Scientific and Scholarly Research, Thomson Reuters; and William Park, CEO, DeepDyve are now live at the Interviews section of Knowledgespeak. To access our… Read More
Publishing Technology, ProQuest, TEMIS unveil new tools at Frankfurt Book Fair - October 12, 2010
On Day 5 at the Frankfurt Book Fair, Publishing Technology, a UK-based provider of software and services to the publishing industry, announced the launch of Ingentaconnect Mobile. The tool seeks to provide researchers with an easy and convenient way to access key Ingentaconnect features while they… Read More
Knowledgespeak’s exclusive interview with Keith MacGregor, EVP, Scientific and Scholarly Research, Thomson Reuters, at the Frankfurt Book Fair - October 11, 2010
Knowledgespeak interviewed Keith MacGregor, Executive Vice President, Scientific and Scholarly Research, Thomson Reuters, on Thursday, October 7, at the Frankfurt Book Fair. When asked about his views on making content available in mobile format and the initiatives Thomson Reuters is… Read More
Mark Logic, Swets make presentations at Frankfurt Fair, Thomson launches Book Citation Index - October 11, 2010
On Day 4 at the Frankfurt Book Fair, US-based information infrastructure software provider Mark Logic Corporation made a presentation on how publishers are using MarkLogic Server to speed the creation of information products. Used by publishers such as McGraw Hill, Springer… Read More
‘Scientific American’ is media sponsor for US Science & Engineering festival - October 11, 2010
Science magazine Scientific American has announced that it is a media sponsor for the inaugural USA Science & Engineering Festival, which opened October 10, 2010, in Washington, D.C. The Festival reportedly represents a collaboration of 500 of the nation's leading science organisations culminating with a two-day… Read More
Knowledgespeak Exclusive: Day 3 of Frankfurt Book Fair sees product launches, presentations - October 8, 2010
On Friday, the third day of the Frankfurt Book Fair, scientific and medical publisher Karger announced a new online product, Pharma Collection, that aims to meet the needs and requirements of the pharmaceutical industry. It offers users the ability to create their own customised collection from… Read More
Knowledgespeak exclusive: Libraries under pressure to serve more demanding sets of patrons, says Marty Kahn - October 8, 2010
STM industry news service Knowledgespeak interviewed Marty Kahn, CEO, ProQuest, LLC, on Wednesday, as part of the on-site interviews series it is conducting at the Frankfurt Book Fair. When asked about how external challenges such as library budget constraints and new technologies… Read More
Knowledgespeak continues its Interviews series at the Frankfurt book fair, this time with William Park, CEO, DeepDyve - October 8, 2010
Knowledgespeak interviewed William Park, Chief Executive Officer, DeepDyve, on October 6, Wednesday, at the Frankfurt book fair. Through the course of the interview, William shared with us several interesting insights. When asked about his opinion on the main access problems faced by the researching population, William… Read More
Search tools take center stage on Day 2 of the Frankfurt Book Fair - October 8, 2010
On the second day of the Frankfurt Book Fair Infotrieve launched MobileLibrary, which allows users from anywhere to access all enterprise licensed e-content and document repositories. Using MobileLibrary, users can seamlessly switch from their iPad to PC or Mac, while automatically synching the user's workplace. Cosis.net,… Read More
