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The Life Care Solutions Group is hosting a free transvaginal mesh webinar where attendees can have questions answered by a leading medical expert in the field. CONCORD, Calif., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- The Life Care Solutions Group is hosting a free vaginal mesh webinar that will provide those with questions about related health complications the opportunity to have them answered by a leading medical expert in the field. Registration is now open for those interested in...

Members of the Association of Independent Information Professionals who exemplify the “Right Stuff” skills and attitudes of the solo info pro will share the secrets of their success at the Special Libraries Association 2013 Annual Conference in San Diego, California. Baton Rouge, LA (PRWEB) May 20, 2013 At a time when libraries and research centers are being stretched thin, downsized, or eliminated, many librarians and information specialists are seizing the opportunity to set up and...

HOUSTON, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A federal district court has awarded $1.3 million to a Texas design firm in an architectural copyright case, according to Osha Liang LLP. Houston-based Hewlett Custom Home Designs, Inc., whose clients include Fortune 500 executives and celebrities such as Charles Barkley, claimed that Frontier Custom Builders, Inc. infringed Hewlett's copyrighted designs in violation of federal law. The jury in the U.S. District Court in Houston found that...

Using LEID Products Electronic Lockers, the Springtown Branch of Livermore Public Library Expands Service Hours from One Day to Seven Days a Week to Meet Patron Needs. Auburn Hills, MI (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 LEID Products, LLC., innovators of secure electronic storage systems with built-in asset management and inventory control software, today announced Livermore Public Library in California is using LEID’s Access.it electronic lockers as part of their new revolutionary self-service...

Members of the Association of Independent Information Professionals will share their expertise with researchers and content managers from business, industry, education, government, and other fields at the Special Libraries Association 2013 Annual Conference in San Diego, California. Baton Rouge, LA (PRWEB) May 15, 2013 The digital age is evolving at break-neck speed. What wasn’t possible three weeks ago is suddenly commonplace; information that couldn’t easily be acquired or analyzed...

Plans move forward to combine EBL and ebrary into a single, best-of-breed e-book platform ANN ARBOR, Mich., May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ProQuest, an information company central to global research, has completed its acquisition of Ebook Library (EBL), significantly expanding its e-book delivery and aggregation capabilities with libraries worldwide. The acquisition supports ProQuest's overall goal of enhancing the research experience through seamless discovery of content across...

Research solution provider leverages findings to meet and exceed expectations of multiple audiences ANN ARBOR, Mich., May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ForeSee, the global leader in technology-driven customer experience analytics, today announced that ProQuest, an information firm central to research, is using ForeSee's customer experience analytics solution to measure and analyze the customer experience on its research portal used by academics around the globe. (Logo:...

ANN ARBOR, Mich., May 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ProQuest LLC, a global information firm central to research, will release its first quarter 2013 financial results (through March 31, 2013) on Monday, May 13, 2013. On Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at 11 a.m. (ET), CEO Kurt Sanford and Interim CFO Jonathan Collins will host a conference call for lenders and bond investors to discuss the results. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120620/DE27948LOGO-a) Call-in details are available on...

Collection from The New-York Historical Society Chronicles All Aspects of the American Civil War Through Invaluable Primary Resources IPSWICH, Mass./BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (PRWEB) May 09, 2013 EBSCO introduces Civil War Primary Source Documents™, a comprehensive collection of primary source materials chronicling various aspects of the American Civil War. Drawn from the holdings of the New-York Historical Society, the collection captures various accounts of the Civil War as it was experienced...

ProQuest senior exec brings decades of experience to industry association ANN ARBOR, Mich., May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Simon Beale, ProQuest Senior Vice President and General Manager of the company's North American Government, Public Library and Schools unit, has been named to the Board of Directors of the Software Information Industry Association (SIIA), the principal trade association for the software and digital content industries. He joins the board this month and will bring...