JISC TechDis launches new tool to improve internet accessibility - January 21, 2010
Educational advisory service JISC TechDis, UK, has announced the beta release of a new internet browser tool that seeks to make information on the web more accessible for everyone, especially disabled users. The JISC TechDis toolbar has been created in partnership with the University of Southampton’s… Read More
BioMed responds to US policy forum on public access to federally funded research - January 21, 2010
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has submitted its contribution to the US Office of Science and Technology Policy request for contributions to its Policy Forum on Public Access to Federally Funded Research. According to BioMed Central, the success of its open… Read More
ProQuest unveils online community for atmospheric scientists - January 21, 2010
Information resources and technologies provider ProQuest, UK, has launched a new online community, AtmosPeer, designed specifically for researchers, scholars, librarians and students in the atmospheric science community. AtmosPeer (www.atmospeer.net) seeks to connect atmospheric scientists to not only their colleagues, but also to… Read More
OSA set to launch new journal on biomedical optics and photonics - January 21, 2010
The Optical Society of America (OSA) is set to launch a new journal focusing on biomedical optics and photonics. The journal, Biomedical Optics Express, is slated for launch this fall. Joseph A. Izatt, professor of biomedical engineering at Duke University, will serve as the editor-in-chief. Biomedical… Read More
West Georgia Health System to implement WK Health’s ProVation Order Sets - January 21, 2010
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, has announced that West Georgia Health System (WGHS) has selected ProVation Order Sets, powered by UpToDate Decision Support, to automate the creation, deployment and maintenance of order sets solutions at West Georgia Medical Center. The 276-bed West… Read More
Maney acquires healthcare titles from Henry Stewart Publications - January 21, 2010
Academic publisher Maney Publishing, UK, has announced that it has acquired three quarterly healthcare journals from Henry Stewart Publications, an international publisher of peer-reviewed, professional and academic journals. The journals - Journal of Care Services Management, Journal of Management and Marketing in Healthcare and Journal of… Read More
