ProQuest Senior VP Simon Beale appointed to SIIA board - May 9, 2013
Simon Beale, ProQuest Senior Vice President and General Manager of the company's North American Government, Public Library and Schools unit, has been named to the Board of Directors of the Software Information Industry Association (SIIA). The SIIA is the principal trade association for the software and… Read More
CCC awards travel stipend for academic librarians to attend ACRL event - May 9, 2013
Licensing solutions provider Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), US, has announced the winners of its Conference Scholarship Programme for Academic Librarians. The winners include Bridgett Birmingham of Florida State University, Katie Hutchinson of Walsh University, Jennifer L. Kegler of SUNY Brockport, and Bing Wang of Georgia… Read More
WorldCat database reaches 2 billion holdings landmark - May 9, 2013
WorldCat, an online database of resources available through libraries around the world, has announced that it has reached another major milestone with the addition of its 2 billionth holding. On May 4, at 2:58 a.m. MDT, the holding symbol for the University of Alberta Libraries,… Read More
Accelrys, Pfizer extend pact for scientific innovation lifecycle management software - May 9, 2013
Accelrys, Inc., a US-based provider of scientific innovation lifecycle management software, has announced that Pfizer, Inc. has signed a three-year contract with Accelrys, extending the companies' existing strategic partnership. The agreement continues the global deployment of the Accelrys Enterprise Platform, Pipeline Pilot, Cheminformatics Suite and Modeling… Read More
Dutch researchers’ international performance ranked highest by Elsevier study - May 8, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the outcomes of a comparative study of Dutch researchers' international performance, based on Scopus data and using Elsevier's SciVal research performance measurement tools. The study showed that, in a comparison that includes the top 10 R&D spending nations in the… Read More
IUA renews alliance with Thomson Reuters for use of research evaluation tool InCites - May 8, 2013
The IP & Science business of Thomson Reuters, US, has announced a renewed four-year commitment with the Irish Universities Association (IUA) to demonstrate the efficiency and global impact of Ireland's scientific research. The indicators of Thomson Reuters InCites, a customised, web-based research… Read More
