EBSCO Publishing releases new decision support tool – Chemical Controls Watch - May 11, 2011
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing, US, has released Chemical Controls Watch, a monitoring tool for corporate toxicologists and executives responsible for chemical handling. Chemical Controls Watch is a comprehensive resource for executives tasked with managing toxic chemicals at their organisation. The tool helps executives… Read More
Diagnostic Pathology offers authors option to publish virtual slides alongside their articles - May 11, 2011
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced that its independent pathology journal, Diagnostic Pathology, is now offering authors the option to include virtual versions of their figures alongside their articles. Traditionally, pathology figures rely on tissue staining, and reproducing these images faithfully in journal articles… Read More
Yale makes digital images from cultural collections available for free - May 11, 2011
Yale University has announced a new open access (OA) policy which will provide scholars, artists and other individuals around the world with free access to online images of millions of objects housed in its museums, archives and libraries. Yale claims to be the first Ivy League… Read More
WebMD launches consumer health app on the Android platform - May 11, 2011
Health information services provider WebMD Health Corp., US, has announced the launch of its leading consumer health app on the Android platform. With over 5 million downloads since launching WebMD for iPhone and iPad, the release of WebMD for Android is the latest move by WebMD… Read More
Scientific American bags National Magazine Award for General Excellence - May 11, 2011
Science magazine Scientific American won the General Excellence Award in the Finance, Technology and Lifestyle Magazines category at the 2011 National Magazine Awards - the "Oscars" of the magazine industry. The Awards were presented on May 9 at the 2011 National Magazine Awards Annual Gala in… Read More
Lynn Silipigni Connaway elected ALA Library Research Round Table Vice-chair/Chair-elect - May 11, 2011
OCLC Research scientist Lynn Silipigni Connaway has been elected ALA Library Research Round Table Vice-chair/Chair-elect. Round Tables are membership groups within the American Library Association (ALA). The terms of office run from June 2011 through the 2013 Annual Conference. The mission of the Library Research… Read More
