Keynote speakers for Cloud Connect 2012 event announced - December 12, 2011
Business information provider UBM TechWeb, US, has announced keynote speakers for the 2012 Cloud Connect event. Top minds in cloud computing, including executives from large enterprises like Google and Cisco, will take the keynote stage to discuss cloud computing technologies and help drive business objectives forward.… Read More
CUP and Read & Note complete pilot of real-world digital textbook use - December 12, 2011
Cambridge University Press (CUP), the publishing division of the UK's University of Cambridge, and software provider Read & Note LLC have completed a 12-week pilot of online textbooks. Both parties worked with schools in the UK, USA and Malaysia to investigate how teachers and students use… Read More
Valerie Ryder elected to lead Philadelphia Chapter of the Special Libraries Association in 2013 - December 12, 2011
Members of the Philadelphia Chapter of the Special Libraries Association recently held their annual business meeting at Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, PA, and voted to elect Valerie Ryder to the post of Chapter President in 2013. Valerie Ryder is Director of Information Strategy at Wolper… Read More
New inorganic and organic chemistry resources featured at Sciencia.org - December 12, 2011
New inorganic and organic chemistry resources have been added to Sciencia.org, a sciences social network. The users of the website monitor 67 scientific journals publishing in these two disciplines which currently contain nearly 12,000 articles. The Chemistry Sciences Social Network Sciencia.org was established to provide… Read More
Scientific American introduces new free mobile offerings - December 9, 2011
Science magazine Scientific American is working with Google to feature content in Google Currents, a new Reader App for smartphones and tablets. Google Currents will include Scientific American's Science Agenda and top news sections and a sampling of posts from the Scientific American blog network. In… Read More
Elsevier acquires Ariadne Genomics - December 9, 2011
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the acquisition of the business assets of Ariadne Genomics, a provider of pathway analysis tools and semantic technologies for life science researchers. Ariadne will be integrated with Elsevier's Corporate Markets division. Financial details of the acquisition are not being disclosed.… Read More
