Nominations for SURFshare Open Access Award now open - December 28, 2009
SURFshare, an experimental sandbox to help explore microcredit models for independent publishers, has announced that it is accepting nominations for its Open Access Award for outstanding efforts to promote Open Access. Nominations can be submitted on or before January 15, 2010. The award will honour two… Read More
Latest edition of blogspeak now online - December 28, 2009
The latest edition of blogspeak is now online. Featured are Adam Penenberg (Forget E-Books: The Future of the Book Is Far More Interesting); Adam Raff (Search, but You May Not Find); Lecavs Blog (The Speedy Expansion of Online News Publishing); and David Crotty (The Unstoppable Corporate Force Meets the Immovable… Read More
US study examines a decade of public library use amid high Internet usage - December 24, 2009
The US’ Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has announced the release of a new research brief, ‘Service Trends in US Public Libraries, 1997-2007’. The brief seeks to identify important changes public libraries have made to address patron needs in an increasingly Internet-centric environment, and… Read More
Amarillo Endoscopy Center selects WK Health’ ProVation Software for procedure documentation and coding - December 24, 2009
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, has announced that Amarillo Endoscopy Center has selected its ProVation MD software for procedure documentation and coding. Amarillo Endoscopy Center is a freestanding surgery center dedicated to providing high quality healthcare for adults with gastrointestinal diseases in… Read More
Elsevier journal brings out special issue on physician-assisted suicide - December 24, 2009
Disability and Health Journal, a journal published by STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the release of a special issue titled ‘A Disability Perspective on the Issue of Physician-Assisted Suicide’. The issue examines matters related to assisted suicide and disability, the legal considerations and the Oregon… Read More
Anesthesiology launches ‘Education’ section to promote new discoveries and influence clinical practice - December 24, 2009
The January issue of Anesthesiology, the journal of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, Inc, marks the debut of a newly designated ‘Education’ section. The new section is designed to highlight clinical material, making it more accessible and relevant for implementation in everyday clinical practice. The issue… Read More
