IEEE unveils standards projects to expand support for medical-device communications - July 26, 2012
Professional association IEEE, US, has announced about four IEEE 11073 standards-development projects intended to expand support for plug-and-play, interoperable medical-device communications. The projects, when approved by the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) Standards Board as official standards, will join a growing suite of standards designed to… Read More
BioMed Central journals Genome Medicine and Genome Biology to host 2012 Beyond the Genome conference - July 26, 2012
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced that it will present the third annual Beyond the Genome conference in conjunction with its journals Genome Medicine and Genome Biology. The event will take place at Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA from September 27-29, 2012. Following… Read More
PSP Consulting to conduct short course for medical journal editors in November - July 26, 2012
PSP Consulting has announced that 'Editing medical journals', a short course for medical journal editors will be conducted in Oxford from November 7-9, 2012. The course, now in its 16th year, continues to provide medical journal editors with advice and guidance on working with publishers, authors,… Read More
Society of Exploration Geophysicists to preserve e-books with Portico - July 26, 2012
Non-profit electronic archiving service provider Portico, US, has announced that the Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) will preserve its e-books with Portico. Through this agreement, SEG extends its relationship with Portico, which began in 2009 with the Society’s commitment to preserve its three e-journals and… Read More
Cengage Learning’s Aplia learning solution wins eSchool Media Readers’ Choice award - July 26, 2012
Cengage Learning, a US-based provider of innovative teaching, learning and research solutions, has announced that its Aplia line of digital products has been selected for an eSchool Media 2012-2013 Readers’ Choice Award. The award is given annually to K-12 and higher education technology products that make… Read More
Kno Inc. provides new platform for Elsevier’s Pageburst digital books - July 25, 2012
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that education software company Kno Inc. will provide its latest platform option for one of Elsevier’s lines of digital books. Pageburst, which encompasses Elsevier’s nursing and health professions books in a digital format, will now offer even more flexibility and… Read More
