Serials Solutions announces enhancements to Magazines for Libraries Update - November 16, 2011
Serials Solutions, a business unit of the US-based ProQuest LLC, has announced enhancements to Magazines for Libraries (MFL) Update, the web-based service that delivers timely and informative reviews of serials resources. Magazines for Libraries is an annual print compilation of reviews written by subject specialists and… Read More
Thomson Reuters honours 11 Taiwanese scientists for R&D contributions - November 16, 2011
Business information provider Thomson Reuters, US, has honoured 11 of Taiwan's leading scientists for their contribution to global research and development (R&D) in seven areas of emerging research. The 'Thomson Reuters Taiwan Research Day & Research Front Awards 2011' recognised these Taiwan scientists as being at… Read More
Elsevier announces winners of semantic web challenge - November 15, 2011
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the winners of the Semantic Web Challenge. Participants in the Challenge applied semantic web techniques in building online end-user applications that integrate, combine and deduce information needed to assist users in performing tasks. The Challenge took place at the International… Read More
Berlin 9 meet examines benefits of OA to humanities and social sciences - November 15, 2011
The recently concluded Berlin 9 Open Access Conference at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute was reportedly attended by 260 high-level researchers, fund providers and open access (OA) advocates. Impact, not ideology, was the watchword at the conference, it has been observed. … Read More
National Archives publishes National Registry of Controlled Unclassified Information - November 15, 2011
The US' National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has been designated as the Executive Agent to implement the Executive Order 13556, signed by President Obama, and oversee agency actions to ensure compliance with this order. Earlier this month, as required by this Executive Order, the… Read More
ALPSP event to help academic publishers explore the potential of ePub3 and HTML5 - November 15, 2011
The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) is organising a half day meeting in London on January 18, 2012, titled 'ePub3 and HTML5 - what you need to know right now'. The update will be chaired by Steve Paxhia, Chairman of the Board, Jouve… Read More
