ARL calls for participation in the 2013-14 MINES for Libraries survey - June 18, 2013
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is inviting participation in the MINES for Libraries survey in 2013–2014. Measuring the Impact of Networked Electronic Services (MINES for Libraries, or MINES) is an online, transaction-based survey that collects data on user demographics and the purpose of use of… Read More
ORCID awarded Alfred P. Sloan Foundation grant to support university and professional society integration of persistent identifiers - June 17, 2013
ORCID, a non-profit organisation that provides an open registry of unique identifiers for researchers, has announced a new project aimed at encouraging the adoption and integration of persistent researcher identifiers by research universities and scientific and social science professional associations. Funded by the Alfred P.… Read More
Dr. Brian Levy of Health Language to address vendor readiness at HIMSS ICD-10 forum - June 17, 2013
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has announced that Dr. Brian Levy of Health Language will discuss vendor readiness for ICD-10 during the ICD-10 Forum, presented by HIMSS Media. The session, ‘How to Identify Vendor Benchmarks and Timelines for Readiness,’ will take place on June… Read More
UBM Tech names Karen Field as new General Manager of DESIGN West - June 17, 2013
Business information provider UBM Tech, US, has announced the appointment of Karen Field as Senior Vice President – Editorial Director, EE Times and General Manager of DESIGN West. In this new role, Field's main focus will be working directly with the global electronics community to develop… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - June 17, 2013
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Joseph Esposito (Are University Presses Better off Now than They Were Four Years Ago?); Casey Luskin (Peer-Reviewed Pro-Intelligent Design Articles and the "Insurrection" Against Journal Impact Factors); Alice Meadows (Open Access – Keeping It Real); Simon Chaplin (Making the case… Read More
IEEE-SA approves IEEE 1904.1 Standard for Service Interoperability in Ethernet Passive Optical Networks - June 17, 2013
Technical professional organisation IEEE has announced that the IEEE 1904.1 Standard for Service Interoperability in Ethernet Passive Optical Networks (SIEPON) was approved by the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) at the Standards Board meeting. The IEEE 1904.1 standard provides open, international, system-level specifications enabling multi-vendor, ‘plug-and-play’ interoperability… Read More
