NIH to fund research workforce diversity program - January 3, 2014
The National Institutes of Health is releasing three new funding opportunity announcements (FOAs) to develop approaches to engage researchers, especially from backgrounds under-represented in biomedical sciences, and prepare them to thrive in NIH-funded research careers. The funding through the 'Enhancing the Diversity of the NIH-Funded Workforce'… Read More
Expanded SPIE Photonics West 2014 industry track offers more for technology commercialization entrepreneurs, startups, investors, executives - January 3, 2014
SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, has announced that panel discussions on what startups need for success, promising technology commercialisation prospects, and insights on funding biophotonics ventures are among new elements of an expanded industry track at SPIE Photonics West 2014. Already the largest… Read More
American Journal of Nursing announces 2013 Book of the Year awards - December 31, 2013
The American Journal of Nursing (AJN) has recognized the best nursing and healthcare publications of 2013 with an announcement of its Book of the Year Award recipients. Winners in 17 separate categories appear in the journal's January issue. AJN, "the leading voice of nursing since 1900",… Read More
National Library of Medicine announces new addition to its Digital Collections - December 31, 2013
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) has announced a new addition to its Digital Collections: over 400 NLM publications and productions dating from the 1860s to the 1990s. This new digital collection encompasses all printed monographic publications produced by the National Library of Medicine and… Read More
Holiday Notice - December 31, 2013
This is to inform our esteemed subscribers that there will be no newsletter dispatch on January 1, 2014 and January 2, 2014 on account of New Year. We will resume our newsletter service on Thursday, January 3, 2014. The newsletter will contain all the headlines that have appeared after the… Read More
ALA TechSource announces new workshop, Getting Started with Open Access - December 30, 2013
ALA TechSource has announced a new workshop, Getting Started with Open Access, with Emily Puckett Rodgers and Meredith Kahn. This workshop will last 90 minutes and is scheduled for January 15, 2014 at 2:30 p.m. EST. Journals continue their transition to becoming increasingly digital publications,… Read More
