John Wiley & Sons and Elsevier to sponsor APEC Science Prize for Innovation, Research and Education - July 18, 2011
Publishers John Wiley & Sons, Inc., and Elsevier have announced their sponsorship of the APEC Science Prize for Innovation, Research and Education (ASPIRE Prize). The award recognises young scientists who have demonstrated a commitment to both excellence in scientific research, as evidenced by scholarly publication, and… Read More
Cambridge Journals open access to online content published during 2009 and 2010 - July 18, 2011
Cambridge Journals, a division of Cambridge University Press (CUP), UK, is celebrating recent achievements by making all its online journals content from 2009 and 2010 free for six weeks. Cambridge has enjoyed accelerating success in recent years with increasing numbers of journals published, improved impact… Read More
PubMed Central revamped for better look and easier access to resources - July 18, 2011
PubMed Central (PMC), the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) digital archive for life sciences and biomedical literature, has reportedly undergone an "interface"-lift. The aim is to not only enhance its overall look and feel but also provide users with easier access to PMC resources and information.… Read More
Lexicomp On-Hand now available on HP TouchPad, expands reach to more clinicians - July 18, 2011
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, has announced the availability of Lexicomp On-Hand on HP TouchPad using HP webOS to expand the reach of Lexicomp's information to more clinicians. Lexicomp is a provider of medical information and clinical content solutions for the healthcare… Read More
SirsiDynix names Mike Zackrison as vice president for product management - July 18, 2011
Library automation solutions provider SirsiDynix, US, recently announced the appointment of Mike Zackrison as the new vice president for product management. Zackrison brings a strong background in product management and marketing leadership to his new role at SirsiDynix. Having spent more than a decade working… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - July 18, 2011
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Kent Anderson (Will a Renewed Re-examination of the Big Deal Itself Be a Big Deal?); Peter Murray Rust (What's wrong with scholarly publishing? Your feedback – Why should journals exist?); Joe Pickrell (Why publish science in peer-reviewed journals?); Phil Davis… Read More
