IET announces new President-elect - May 12, 2017
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has announced that Nick Winser CBE will become its next President, taking up the position on October 1, 2017. Nick's career within the energy sector spans over 30 years, culminating in his recent appointment as Chairman of Energy… Read More
Wikipedia editors can now easily add citations that link to library resources in WorldCat - May 12, 2017
Non-profit global library cooperative OCLC and the Wikimedia Foundation's Wikipedia Library are working together to make it easy for editors to link citations in Wikipedia to millions of library materials represented in WorldCat, the world's most comprehensive database of information about library collections. References and… Read More
Springer celebrates 175 years since its founding - May 11, 2017
Scientific publisher Springer is celebrating its 175th company anniversary. The foundations for today's company were laid on May 10, 1842 when Julius Springer, at the age of 25, opened his bookstore and publishing house in Berlin. His aim was to bring current and accurate scientific findings… Read More
The European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation implements Elsevier’s MACRO platform to upgrade patient registry - May 11, 2017
STM publisher Elsevier has announced that The European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT), a non-profit organisation established to fight life-threatening blood cancers and diseases, will implement Elsevier's MACRO platform to support its vital and long-standing patient registry. The EBMT identified a need to evolve… Read More
International Accord strengthens ties between repository networks worldwide - May 11, 2017
Several regional and national repository networks and stakeholder groups have formally endorsed an international accord that will lead to the greater alignment of repository networks around the world. The aim of the accord is to improve cooperation between national and regional repository networks by identifying common principles and areas of… Read More
Thieme and NANDA International, Inc. announce publishing and distribution agreement - May 11, 2017
Medical and scientific publisher Thieme has signed a publishing and distribution agreement with NANDA International, Inc. (NANDA-I). Under the terms of this contract, Thieme will be taking over the English and certain other rights to publish, sub-license, and sell future editions of NANDA International Nursing Diagnoses:… Read More
