EBSCO offers SUSHI Software Development Kit - August 14, 2009
Information service company EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO), Netherlands, has developed an open source software development kit (SDK) for developing clients and servers for the Standardized Usage Statistics Harvesting Initiative (SUSHI). The SDK will assist content providers in implementing SUSHI – a key requirement for being compliant… Read More
Wolters Kluwer Health launches ProVation Care Plans - August 7, 2009
Medical information provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, has unveiled ProVation Care Plans, an innovative software solution that arms nurses, pharmacists, therapists and other caregivers with the actionable evidence they need to effectively enhance practice, improve patient safety and demonstrate compliance with credentialing and regulatory… Read More
Semantico implements Shibboleth for Brill - July 24, 2009
Online publishing services provider Semantico Ltd., UK, has completed an upgrade of SAMS, its industry-leading access management system, on sites created for its client Koninklijke Brill NV, to provide the Shibboleth access mechanism for scholarly publishing. This is one of a number of Shibboleth implementations that… Read More
ACM teams up with Scholarly iQ to unveil web analytics platform - June 16, 2009
The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) has announced that it is providing its corporate and academic library customers with an enhanced web analytics platform to measure the usage of the ACM Digital Library (DL) full-text and bibliographic database. The new platform, provided by Scholarly iQ, enables… Read More
Nine Natural Resources Canada libraries migrate to Evergreen automation software - June 10, 2009
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) Library, a 13-library organisation, has gone live with the first phase of its migration to Evergreen, a consortial-quality open-source library automation software. The migration includes the seven locations for NRCan Library's Canadian Forestry Center Library as well as two locations for its… Read More
Nstein launches upgraded version of Text Mining Engine - June 8, 2009
Nstein Technologies, Inc., a Canada-based provider of online publishing solutions for newspapers, magazines and online content providers, has announced the launch of TME 5, an upgrade to its Text Mining Engine. New features include Web 3.0 compliance, a host of linguistic enhancements and a suite of… Read More
Ex Libris unveils scholarly articles recommender service for library users worldwide - May 7, 2009
Library solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced that the bX recommender service is now available to libraries worldwide. Leveraging the networked research community, the bX service seeks to generate recommendations for scholarly articles based on the analysis of tens of millions of linking activities… Read More
Content Data Solutions unveils browser based content management solution as SaaS - May 4, 2009
Publishing software developer Content Data Solutions, US, has announced the release of its Web Publishing Solution (WPS) as Software as a Service (SaaS). WPS SaaS is being offered to reduce or eliminate the upfront financial investment typically required when implementing a content management system. WPS, targeted… Read More
Elsevier demonstrating clinical decision support tools at HIMSS event - April 8, 2009
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that it is offering a suite of tools designed to improve healthcare quality through enhanced clinical decision-making and problem solving at the point of care. The suite ranges from evidence-based medicine (EBM) offering brief, mid-length and full-length answers to clinical… Read More
FAS unveils module on public reaction to scientific research - March 23, 2009
The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) has released a new module titled 'Public Reaction to Science Research'. It is designed to increase scientists' awareness of the general public's perception of their research; the possible consequences; and how scientists can engage the public to address their concerns.… Read More
