BioMed journal supplement highlights proceedings of the International Meeting on Fibrous Dysplasia/McCune-Albright Syndrome and Cherubism - May 29, 2012
Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, published by BioMed Central, has published a supplement of proceedings from the International Meeting on Fibrous Dysplasia/McCune-Albright Syndrome and Cherubism. The event was held in Bethesda, MD, USA, from October 3-5, 2010. The aim of the conference was to address… Read More
Opening up Archives project receives additional funding - May 29, 2012
Opening up Archives, The National Archives' project to tackle skills shortages in the wider archives sector, has been allocated additional funding of over £250,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). The extension grant awarded as part of HLF's Skills for the Future programme will guarantee… Read More
Ringgold becomes first ISNI Registration Agency for institutional identification - May 29, 2012
Journal supply chain support provider Ringgold Inc has contracted with the ISNI International Agency to be the first ISNI (International Standard Name Identifier) Registration Agency for institutional identification. Ringgold will incorporate ISNIs into its Identify database of institutional identifiers and distribute these ISNIs without charge… Read More
Version 2.0 of Utopia Documents web-enabled PDF reader for scientific content released - May 29, 2012
Lost Island Labs Ltd (LIL) has, in collaboration with Academic Concept Knowledge Ltd. (AQnowledge), released version 2.0 of the Utopia Documents web-enabled PDF reader for scientific content. It is freely downloadable from http://utopiadocs.com and currently available for Mac and Windows, with a… Read More
Elsevier Australia launches new medical app – Clinical Herbs - May 28, 2012
STM publisher Elsevier Australia recently launched Clinical Herbs - a new medical app for local students and practitioners alike. Offering an alternative to bulky textbooks, the Clinical Herbs app delivers a comprehensive herbal database directly to the user's iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch. Clinical Herbs claims… Read More
ACM unites with Mathematical societies to bring young researchers together with winners of highest scientific awards - May 28, 2012
ACM, which presents the A.M. Turing Award each year, the highest honor in computing and computer science, will join with the societies that confer two prestigious awards in mathematics to enable these laureates to interact with young researchers from around the world. In an annual forum… Read More
