SLACK and ISRS name Dr. James Bradley Randleman as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Refractive Surgery - January 31, 2011
Medical publishing company SLACK Incorporated, US, and the International Society of Refractive Surgery (ISRS), recently announced the appointment of Dr. James Bradley Randleman as the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Refractive Surgery. In his new role, Dr. Randleman will be responsible for… Read More
ARL names Christine Avery as new Visiting Program Officer - January 31, 2011
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has announced the appointment of Christine Avery as Visiting Program Officer (VPO) to work with the 21st Century Research Library Collections Task Force, effective January 2011. Avery is Head of the University College Libraries and Collection Development Coordinator for Commonwealth… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - January 31, 2011
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: John Wilbanks (On Science Publishing); Summer Ballentine (Faculty, administrators weigh value of scholarly journals against struggles with high cost); Kent Anderson (QR Codes in a Journal — Printing Little Computer Programs for Mobile Integrations); Jenn Webb (How is your publishing… Read More
Attention Subscribers – www.myscoope.com lets you access Knowledgespeak using your mobile devices - January 31, 2011
Mobile access for Knowledgespeak is now available via our new beta application, SCOOPE STM Mobile. Subscribers on the move can now gain easy access to Knowledgespeak through a reader-friendly mobile phone interface. This application is uniquely available in two versions:… Read More
Universities and colleges need to make online learning a central part of their strategies to stay competitive, says report - January 28, 2011
The Online Learning Task Force (OLTF), which includes JISC's chair Professor Tim O'Shea, has published a new report, according to which, universities and colleges need to make online learning a central part of their strategies if they are to stay competitive globally.… Read More
Elsevier sponsors launch ceremonies for The International Year of Chemistry - January 28, 2011
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, is the co-sponsor of the launch ceremonies for The International Year of Chemistry. The 63rd General Assembly of the United Nations (UN) proclaimed 2011 as the International Year of Chemistry (IYC 2011) to celebrate the achievements of chemistry and its contributions to… Read More
