IEEE initiates new standards working groups - October 15, 2013
Technical professional organisation IEEE has announced its new working groups will immediately kick off the development process to create standards for the EPEAT registry. In July, IEEE announced its plan to move the IEEE 1680 standards forward. Since then, working groups have been established for… Read More
RSC welcomes intention to appoint Chief Scientific Adviser in Northern Ireland - October 15, 2013
Ahead of a meeting of scientists and politicians at Stormont, the chief executive of the Royal Society of Chemistry, Dr Robert Parker, has announced that the position of Chief Scientific Adviser in Northern Ireland will be created as outlined in the draft Northern Ireland Innovation Strategy.… Read More
University of Mannheim Library selects Ex Libris’ Alma library management solution - October 15, 2013
Library technology solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that the University of Mannheim has opted for the Alma library management solution. One of the leading economic and social science libraries in Germany, with a record of continuing innovation, the University of Mannheim joins over 170… Read More
Elsevier and Russian Ministry of Education sign agreement to include Scopus Custom Data in the development of national research assessment tool - October 15, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that the Russian Ministry of Education and Science has signed an agreement to include Scopus Custom Data in a nation-wide research assessment tool - Russia's Map of Science. The project for Russia's Map of Science was launched last year as… Read More
DeSales University and Salus University select Vital Source e-learning platform for physician assistant curricula - October 15, 2013
Ingram Content Group Inc., a US-based provider of physical and digital services to the book industry, has announced that DeSales University and Salus University have selected Ingram's VitalSource Bookshelf e-learning platform to enhance the interactive learning tools, curriculum and content for students in their physician assistant… Read More
ARL, Coalition express support for Surveillance Transparency Legislation - October 15, 2013
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL), together with 71 other privacy and civil liberties groups, sent a letter to the US Senate and House Judiciary Committees, calling on Congress to provide greater transparency around national security – related requests by the US… Read More
