Elsevier / MEDai appoints Dr. Peter Edelstein and Dr. Gerald Osband to its leadership team - August 21, 2012
Predictive clinical analytic solutions provider Elsevier / MEDai, US, has announced the appointment of two key clinicians to its leadership team. Dr. Peter Edelstein has been appointed Chief Medical Officer, and Dr. Gerald Osband has been appointed Director, Product Strategy. Dr. Edelstein brings a wealth… Read More
USGBC partners with Pearson to launch Online Program for LEED Green Associate credential - August 21, 2012
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has announced a partnership with Pearson to launch USGBC's online workforce education programme for the LEED Green Associate credential. The programme includes online courses to help learners successfully prepare for the LEED Green Associate exam and learn green building strategies… Read More
OCLC and Europeana collaborate to develop semantic similarity computing algorithms - August 21, 2012
OCLC, a US-based non-profit, membership, computer library service and research organisation, and Europeana are collaborating to investigate ways of creating semantic links between the millions of digital objects that are accessible online through Europeana.eu in order to improve 'similar object' browsing. Europeana is Europe's digital… Read More
‘American Journal of Botany’ article describes ontologies for plants data - August 21, 2012
The American Journal of Botany has, in this month's issue, published an article by Ramona Walls (of New York Botanical Garden) and colleagues. The article describes how scientists build ontologies such as the Plant Ontology (PO) and how these tools can transform plant science by facilitating… Read More
MetaPress announces addition of Zeta Books and Manchester University Press - August 21, 2012
MetaPress, a web hosting platform service for STM content as well as humanities and social sciences, has announced the addition of Zeta Books and Manchester University Press to the list of publishers who have recently signed agreements for services from MetaPress. Zeta Books, located in… Read More
More scholarly and society publishers sign sales representation deal with ACCUCOMS - August 21, 2012
ACCUCOMS, a Netherlands-based provider of sales and marketing services to scholarly and society publishers, has signed agreements for sales representation with Akadémiai Kiadó in Latin America, the American Society of Nephrology in India, Baltzer Science Publishers in Europe and North America, and Kluwer Law International in… Read More
