ESF to host session on challenges of life in extreme environments - March 20, 2012
The European Science Foundation (ESF) has announced that it will host a session on the challenges of life in extreme environments on March 27 at Planet Under Pressure 2012. The session will look at different aspects of life in extreme environments - from knowledge to sustainable… Read More
Wiley-VCH launches Advanced Optical Materials – a new section in Advanced Materials collection - March 19, 2012
Wiley-VCH, part of the scientific and technical publishing business of John Wiley & Sons, Inc., has announced the launch of Advanced Optical Materials, the new section in Advanced Materials collection, publishing high-impact papers on all aspects of light-matter interactions. Advanced Optical Materials will cover breakthrough discoveries… Read More
Thieme adds 43 new titles to Thieme Clinical Collections - March 19, 2012
STM publisher Thieme Publishing Group, Germany, has announced the addition of 43 new titles to Thieme Clinical Collections. Among the titles added are ‘Abdominal Ultrasound: Step by Step’, ‘Al-Mefty’s Meningiomas’, and ‘Case-Based Nuclear Medicine’. Thieme Clinical Collections contain an extensive assortment of E-Books carefully selected to… Read More
OA policies, author rights discussed at SPARC’s first-ever OA meet - March 19, 2012
The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) recently wrapped up a first-ever Open Access (OA) Meeting in Kansas City, Montana. The meeting built on the foundation established by the SPARC Digital Repositories meeting, and its expanded focus included information on institutional OA policies, author rights… Read More
Thomson Reuters recognises Mexican researchers for their contributions to science and innovation - March 19, 2012
The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters recognised the most highly cited Mexican researchers across 25 universities in the areas of Science and Social Sciences/Arts & Humanities at a recently held award ceremony at the Castillo de Chapultepec. This event is part of the… Read More
EBSCO Publishing and NoveList introduce LibraryAware and the LibraryAware Community award - March 19, 2012
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, and the creators of the readers’ advisory service, NoveList have introduced LibraryAware, a product that is expected to revolutionise the way libraries promote their programmes and services. LibraryAware will be available during 2012. In addition, NoveList is… Read More
