NFAIS webinar to discuss information behaviour of researchers of the future - May 21, 2012
The US’ National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS) has announced that it will host a 90-minute webinar on June 20, 2012, from 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EDST to hear the just-released results of a three-year study on the behaviour of the 'Generation Y' scholar… Read More
Enhanced features on OvidMD to be unveiled at MLA annual meet - May 21, 2012
Ovid, a US-based provider of information solutions, will introduce new capabilities in OvidMD, designed to meet the needs of medical librarians and the clinicians they serve. These will be unveiled at this year’s Medical Librarians Association (MLA) annual meeting in Seattle on May 19 – 22,… Read More
McGraw-Hill School Education’ digital solutions named finalists for 2012 AEP Awards - May 21, 2012
McGraw-Hill School Education has announced that several of its digital solutions have been named finalists for the 2012 Association of Educational Publishers (AEP) Awards. Honouring excellence and innovation in the education community, the awards represent the longest-running and most highly regarded recognition programme in the industry.… Read More
Dr. Richard V. Aghababian elected president of Massachusetts Medical Society - May 21, 2012
The Massachusetts Medical Society has announced the appointment of Dr. Richard V. Aghababian, the Founding Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, as the President of the Society. The announcement was made at the organisation's annual meeting on May… Read More
Committee on Publication Ethics receives Council of Science Editors’ highest honour - May 21, 2012
The Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) has been awarded the Council of Science Editors (CSE) highest honour for its significant contribution to improving scientific communication by promoting high editorial standards. The award was presented to Dr Virginia Barbour, Chair of the COPE council, in a… Read More
PLoS calls for papers for Text Mining Collection - May 21, 2012
The Public Library of Science (PLoS) seeks submissions in the field of text-mining research for a collection to be launched across all of its journals in 2013. All submissions submitted before October 30, 2012 will be considered for the launch of the collection. Submissions after this… Read More
