China renews Google’s operating licence - July 12, 2010
Internet search services provider Google Inc. has announced that China has renewed its Internet licence, after the company's local venture pledged to allow its Web content to be supervised by regulators. An official with China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology confirmed that the licence was… Read More
EBSCO Publishing introduces new resource for energy industry professionals - July 12, 2010
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, has announced the availability of a new full-text database - Energy & Power Source. The database is designed to support the informational needs of energy and power industry professionals at all levels as well as academic researchers. Energy… Read More
British Library wins Nominent Internet Award - July 12, 2010
The British Library has been awarded the 'opening the world of knowledge' award for Timelines: Sources from History by the Nominet Internet Awards. The Nominet Internet Awards aim to recognise and celebrate individuals and organisations that are helping to make the Internet a secure, open, accessible… Read More
ICIS pricing launches Middle East Polyethylene Terephthalate report - July 12, 2010
ICIS pricing, a price reporting service for the global chemical industry, has extended its series of weekly Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) reports to include the Middle East market. The new report captures industry price trends and the key factors influencing them, as well as updates on the… Read More
Royal Society appoints Dr Julie Maxton as new Executive Director - July 12, 2010
The UK's national academy of science, the Royal Society, has announced the appointment of Dr Julie Maxton as the new Executive Director. She will succeed Stephen Cox who will step down in early 2011. The Executive Director is appointed by the Council of the Royal Society… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - July 12, 2010
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Alix Vance (The DISCLOSE Act: New Media, Old Politics, and the Fight for Public Data); Webmaster 9 (Social Media And The Book Publishing Industry ? Doom Or Salvation?); David Crotty (The Pepsi Syndrome: Did ScienceBlogs Sell Out, or Was This… Read More
