Supporting quality information: Libraries and publishers dialogue - March 19, 2018
Libraries and publishers both play an essential role in the production of, and the provision of access to, creativity and knowledge. In their pursuit of this goal, they are affected by the same trends, and share many of the same concerns. The 35th meeting of the international organisations representing… Read More
American Chemical Society announces sponsorship of C&EN’s Talented 12 Program - March 19, 2018
The American Chemical Society (ACS) has announced that it is collaborating with Thermo Fisher Scientific on an exclusive two-year sponsorship of the Chemical & Engineering News' (C&EN) Talented 12 Program. C&EN, a leading source of chemistry news, is published by ACS. The program kicks off this… Read More
BioInformatics Inc. acquires IMV Publishing, creates Science and Medicine Group - March 19, 2018
BioInformatics Inc., a market research firm supporting the analytical instrumentation and life science industries, and owner of The Science Advisory Board®, has announced the acquisition of IMV Publishing. This latest acquisition by BioInformatics Inc. creates an integrated business information and media group delivering high-value content to… Read More
MDPI appoints Prof. Antonio Lazcano as Editor-in-Chief of Life - March 19, 2018
Academic open-access publisher Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) has appointed Professor Antonio Lazcano as the Editor-in-Chief of Life. Antonio Lazcano is a Professor at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and a member of the Colegio Nacional. He is a Latin American evolutionist and a world-leading… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - March 19, 2018
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Adi Alter and Eddie Neuwirth (Research Services: A New Approach); David Crotty (Preprints and Citations: Should Non-Peer Reviewed Material Be Included in Article References?); Jay Diskey (Open Educational Resources (OER) Curriculum Development Process – Inside Emerging Solutions); and Christina Boswell… Read More
Wolters Kluwer’s mobile health resource gives doctors access to the most current medical information - March 16, 2018
Wolters Kluwer Health has announced that Västra Götalandsregionen (VGR) is providing UpToDate Anywhere, the comprehensive, mobile-enabled clinical decision support (CDS) resource, to healthcare professionals at its nine regional hospitals. VGR is responsible for healthcare and medical treatment for over half a million residents in Sweden's second… Read More