CERN openlab publishes whitepaper on future IT challenges in scientific research - May 23, 2014
CERN openlab, the public-private partnership between CERN, leading IT companies and research institutes, has released a whitepaper on future IT challenges in scientific research to shape its upcoming three-year phase starting in 2015. 96 percent of the universe is still unknown and the challenges ahead… Read More
NINR appoints three new members to the National Advisory Council for Nursing Research - May 23, 2014
The National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) has announced the appointment of three new members to the National Advisory Council for Nursing Research (NACNR), the institute's principal advisory board. Members of the council are drawn from the scientific and lay communities, embodying a diverse perspective from… Read More
SPARC releases statement on FIRST Act - May 23, 2014
The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Research Coalition's (SPARC) Executive Director Heather Joseph has released a statement on Science, Space, and Technology markup of H.R. 4186, the Frontiers in Innovation, Research, Science and Technology (FIRST) Act. Representative Lofgren (D-CA) offered an amendment to Section 303 on… Read More
The American Geophysical Union names John Orcutt editor of Earth Space and Science Journal - May 23, 2014
The American Geophysical Union (AGU) has announced that John Orcutt, a distinguished professor of Geophysics at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and former president of AGU, will serve as the inaugural editor of its newest open access, peer-reviewed journal, Earth and Space Science. The journal will… Read More
Sheridan launches automated, XML-Based ArticleWorkflows - May 23, 2014
Sheridan, a provider of print, publishing services and technology solutions to publishers, associations, university presses, and cataloguers, has launched ArticleExpress, a new patent-pending workflow for STM publishers that replaces the traditional PDF-based article proof with a fully editable, browser-based, HTML proofing environment. In this new… Read More
Publishers Association appoints new officers - May 23, 2014
The Publishers Association has announced the appointment of new officers with Dominic Knight, Chairman of Palgrave Macmillan and Executive Director of Change Programmes, Macmillan Science and Education, appointed as President, and Joanna Prior, Managing Director, Penguin, as Vice-President and Treasurer. Knight previously served as Vice-President… Read More
