Portland Press and Chinese National Science and Technology Library announce licence agreement - February 19, 2013
Portland Press Limited, the not-for-profit publishing subsidiary of the Biochemical Society, recently signed an agreement with the Chinese National Science and Technology Library (NSTL) for country-wide online access to journals within their portfolio. Negotiations were facilitated by The Charlesworth Group. The three-year licence will ensure… Read More
Dr. Leighton Chan and Dr. Allen W. Heinemann named Co-Editors-in-Chief of the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - February 19, 2013
The ACRM | American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine has announced that the appointment of Dr. Leighton Chan and Dr. Allen W. Heinemann as Co-Editors-in-Chief of its journal, the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. The appointment is effective January 1, 2013. Chan is Chief of… Read More
ICA selects Health Language to support new addition to its health information exchange platform - February 18, 2013
Information services provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, has announced that ICA has selected Health Language to support its health information exchange (HIE) platform. Health Language medical terminology management software and services will enable ICA, a provider of interoperability technology that enables care management and… Read More
Elsevier Foundation, others give awards for women scientists in developing countries - February 18, 2013
Five medical and life science researchers from Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean Basin have received the 2013 Elsevier Foundation Awards for Early Career Women Scientists in the Developing World. The recognition was for work that could contribute to life-saving knowledge and… Read More
SRU approved as OASIS Standard - February 18, 2013
The Search and Retrieve via URL (SRU) 2.0 has been approved as a standard by the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS). SRU is the web-based successor to Z39.50. Functionality supported by SRU includes defining a standard query grammar for complex interoperable searching, the ability to… Read More
ProQuest seeks applications for 2013 Roger K. Summit Scholarship - February 18, 2013
Information resources and technologies provider ProQuest, US, is seeking applicants for its 2013 Roger K. Summit Scholarship. Celebrating its 20th anniversary and open to applicants from around the world, the US$5,000 award is given annually to a promising graduate student in library and information sciences. The… Read More
