2013 BERA/SAGE awards recognise excellence in the application of research in practice - August 23, 2013
Academic publisher SAGE has announced the recipients of the 2013 BERA/SAGE Practitioner Research Awards. For the seventh year running the BERA/SAGE awards has recognised practitioners who have demonstrated excellence in research-based practice in an under 18 setting and over 18 setting respectively. SAGE awards £500… Read More
JMLA and JPLA approve Portland Press’ first consortium proposal to Japan - August 23, 2013
Portland Press Limited has announced that their first consortium proposal to Japan has been approved by the Japan Medical Library Association (JMLA) and Japan Pharmaceutical Library Association (JPLA), by assistance of USACO Corporation, their exclusive agent in Japan. This consortium proposal allows JMLA and JPLA members… Read More
TechTarget launches Portuguese-language technology content library, Bitpipe.com.br - August 23, 2013
Technology media company TechTarget, Inc. has announced the launch of a new Portuguese-language technology content library, Bitpipe.com.br. This new technology content library will serve the needs of Brazilian IT buyers seeking white papers, webcasts and videos to support technology purchase decisions and… Read More
British Geological Survey launches world’s first 3D virtual fossil collection - August 23, 2013
The British Geological Survey (BGS) has launched the world's first 3D virtual fossil collection to the public. Thousands of 3D digital fossil models, plus several thousand quality images, many in 3D, can now be browsed and downloaded for free on a computer, tablet or phone. … Read More
OA to research publications reaching ‘tipping point’, says new European Commission study - August 22, 2013
A new study, funded by the European Commission, has confirmed the global shift towards making research findings available free of charge for readers. This new research suggests that open access is reaching the tipping point, with around 50 percent of scientific papers published in 2011 now… Read More
BMJ set to launch new open access respiratory medicine title - August 22, 2013
Global healthcare knowledge provider BMJ has announced the launch of a new respiratory medicine journal next month. BMJ Open Respiratory Research will be published in partnership with the British Thoracic Society, which already co-owns Thorax, one of over 45 specialist titles from BMJ. BMJ Open… Read More
