PubMed and PubMed Central announce new milestones - September 6, 2010
PubMed, a service of the US National Library of Medicine, recently attained a major milestone when the 20 millionth citation was added to the database. This occurred on July 27, 2010. The same day, PubMed Central (PMC), the National Institutes of Health's free digital archive for… Read More
FDLP consultant contract awarded to ITHAKA - September 6, 2010
ITHAKA, a not-for-profit organisation that seeks to help the academic community take full advantage of rapidly advancing information and networking technologies, has announced that it has been awarded the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) consultant contract by the US Government Printing Office… Read More
Eta Kappa Nu becomes official honor society of IEEE - September 6, 2010
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), US, has announced that Eta Kappa Nu (HKN), a non-profit, public-service organisation comprised of nearly 200 university chapters, is now the official honor society of IEEE. IEEE-HKN will recognise scholarship and academic excellence in student leaders, young professionals… Read More
NLM announces release of its prototype History of Medicine Finding Aids Consortium - September 6, 2010
The History of Medicine Division of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) has announced the release of its prototype History of Medicine Finding Aids Consortium, a search-and-discovery tool for archival resources in the health sciences that are described by finding aids and… Read More
NASA unveils new mobile application for the iPad - September 6, 2010
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has unveiled NASA App HD, a new mobile application designed for the iPad. The application is available free of charge at the App Store from Apple. NASA App HD features live streaming video from NASA Television, an interactive map… Read More
Optics & Photonics News launches new website - September 6, 2010
Optics & Photonics News (OPN) has announced the launch and redesign of OPN Online, the website of the member news magazine of the Optical Society (OSA). The OPN's website - www.osa-opn.org - has been a valuable resource for OSA members, providing latest… Read More
