The School of Chinese Medicine (SCM) of Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) recently launched the Chinese Medicinal Material Images Database (CMMID), the first of its kind in Hong Kong. The CMMID documents photographs of and detailed information about over 420 crude drugs commonly used in Chinese medicine and is linked to the Medicinal Plant Images…
Summon 2.0 was announced recently offering many new features. ACCESS emailed John Law, Vice President of Discovery Solutions, Serials Solutions to find out more. What’s unique for this update? Summon 2.0 offers new features and a new modern, streamlined interface for the Summon® discovery service. Streamlined navigation and contextual guidance provide a rich research experience…
Research Data Australia, the flagship service of the Australian National Data Service (ANDS), provides a comprehensive window into the Australian Research Data Commons. Research Data Australia is an internet-based discovery service designed to provide rich connections between data, projects, researchers and institutions, and promote visibility of Australian research data collections in search engines. ANDS is…
Data.One is a portal to facilitate the wider dissemination of Public Sector Information (PSI) for value-added re-use. All datasets are free-of-charge for commercial or non-commercial re-use. Data includes water quality, weather, population census, public transport and more. All data on this portal are freely downloadable and re-usable and some are in XML format for convenient…
(8 May 2013) Dr. Jidong Yang has joined the Stanford University Libraries as Head of the East Asia Library (EAL). Dr. Yang formerly served as the Head of the Asia Library at the University of Michigan. He holds a PhD from the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations from the University of Pennsylvania; an…
(9 May 2013) President Obama signed an Executive Order directing historic steps to make government-held data more accessible to the public and to entrepreneurs and others as fuel for innovation and economic growth. The Executive Order declares that information is a valuable resource and strategic asset for the Nation. Under the terms of the Executive…
(7 May 2013) PLOS, which has article level metrics (ALM) on every article has announced the first iteration of Relative Metrics (Beta) to provide much needed context to its existing suite of ALMs. These new ALM features are the first deliverables in a year-long program of Relative Metrics innovations. Your feedback is welcome. Read the…
(9 May 2013) There are two posts to be filled at the Department of Digital Humanities, King’s College London: a Knowledge Transfer and Sustainability Manager and a Community of Practice Co-ordinator. Both posts are associated with the Presto4U initiative. Details here: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/depsta/pertra/vacancy/external/pers_detail.php?jobindex=13176
With a donation of HKD3 million from Dr Ko Pui-shuen, Chairman of Kingrich Asia Holdings Limited, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Library has initiated two projects to enhance access to and use of the University Archives & Special Collections. The gallery will be named“Hong Kong Chiu Chow Chamber of Commerce Ko Pui…
(Washington, 8 May 2013 /PRNewswire) Blackboard Inc. today announced a new mobile app for its leading online collaboration platform, Blackboard Collaborate™, making it available on smartphones and devices running Android™, the world’s most popular mobile operating system. The app also makes the synchronous collaboration platform available on Kindle Fire HD devices, and joins a native…
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional | 11 months | The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-others | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". |
| viewed_cookie_policy | 11 months | The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data. |
Enter your email address to receive the bi-weekly eNewsletter
