ACM announces winners of 2009 ACM Gordon Bell Prizes - December 24, 2009
The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) recently presented the 2009 ACM Gordon Bell Prizes to four teams of scientists who created innovations in a range of applications related to high performance computing. The Gordon Bell Prizes recognises outstanding achievements in high-performance computing. Using supercomputers and computer… Read More
Gale names Stephen Abram as VP Strategic Partnerships and Markets - December 24, 2009
E-research and educational publisher Gale, part of Cengage Learning, US, has announced the appointment of Stephen Abram vice president of strategic partnerships and markets, effective January 2010. He will report directly to Patrick C. Sommers, president, Gale. In this newly created role, Abram will be responsible… Read More
Dear Subscribers - December 24, 2009
This is to inform you that the number of articles carried in the newsletter will be fewer than usual, as business activity during this period (Dec 24 - 31, 2009) is relatively low. Also, please note that there will be no newsletter despatch on Dec 25th and Jan 1st. We… Read More
Study examines discrimination in citations by scientific articles authors - December 23, 2009
The Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), a Spanish university, has published a study that analyses the discrimination reportedly existing in citations of scientific articles. Why some scientists choose a given citation and not others to include in the references of their scientific writings is an… Read More
Wiley brings e-Patai electronic reference work online - December 23, 2009
STM and scholarly publisher Wiley-Blackwell, US, has announced the launch of e-Patai, a fully searchable and updating electronic reference work. e-Patai seeks to provide labs and libraries around the globe with instant access to a vast range of content straight to their desktop. Established in 1964… Read More
Royal Society of New Zealand and Taylor & Francis announce co-publishing agreement - December 23, 2009
Publisher Taylor & Francis (T&F), UK, has announced a co-publishing partnership with the Royal Society of New Zealand (RSNZ) for its eight journals, starting in 2010. The RSNZ journals include over three hundred volume years of science content covering New Zealand research specialities such as the… Read More
