Elsevier introduces three books on sustainability and efficiency in civil engineering materials and infrastructure - May 7, 2015
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the publication of three new books on sustainability and efficiency in civil engineering materials and infrastructure, a growing area of research and development. These books include Eco-efficient Materials for Mitigating Building Cooling Needs, edited by Fernando Pacheco-Torgal, João Labrincha, Luísa F.… Read More
Call for contributions to the 7th Conference on Open Access Scholarly Publishing - May 7, 2015
The Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association, OASPA, will be holding the 7th Conference on Open Access Scholarly Publishing (COASP) this year at the Trippenhuis at The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) in Amsterdam, September 15-17, 2015. Now established as a key event in… Read More
UpToDate supports quick and accurate decision support for diagnosis and treatment - May 7, 2015
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer has announced that in a survey of nearly 16,000 clinicians who use UpToDate®, 94 percent confirmed that use of the clinical decision support resource improves the quality of care they provide. Additionally, by the end of 2014, UpToDate users in more… Read More
Maney Publishing and Durham University partner for archaeology PhD studentships - May 7, 2015
Academic publisher Maney Publishing has announced a partnership with Durham University to offer three-year scholarships for UK/EU archaeology PhD students. The scholarship includes full fees for three years and an annual £3,000 stipend, which is contingent on the student making satisfactory progress in his or her… Read More
IMS Health acquires Dataline Software - May 7, 2015
Global information and technology services company IMS Health has acquired Dataline Software, a leader in Big Data analytics for healthcare, to extend its technology-enabled Real-World Evidence (RWE) platform and accelerate delivery of integrated clinical and cost-of-care insights for assessing healthcare value and performance. Dataline's powerful software… Read More
A network of four academic libraries in Berlin opt for Ex Libris Alma - May 7, 2015
Library automation services provider Ex Libris Group has announced that a network of four university libraries in Berlin, Germany, has chosen Ex Libris Alma to provide unified resource management. The network is comprised of the Freie Universität Berlin, the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, the Technische Universität Berlin,… Read More
