Federal CIO Vivek Kundra to keynote 2011 Government IT Leadership Forum - April 26, 2011
UBM TechWeb's InformationWeek Government, a media brand focused on serving government IT professionals, has announced that Federal CIO Vivek Kundra will be a keynote speaker at the 2011 Government IT Leadership Forum. The event is expected to bring together chief information officers, chief technology officers and… Read More
Attention Subscribers – www.myscoope.com lets you access Knowledgespeak using your mobile devices - April 26, 2011
Mobile access for Knowledgespeak is now available via our new beta application, SCOOPE STM Mobile. Subscribers on the move can now gain easy access to Knowledgespeak through a reader-friendly mobile phone interface. This application is uniquely available in two versions:… Read More
ProQuest’s OA journal adds visualisation tools to capture and illuminate fast accumulation of data - April 25, 2011
Information resources and technologies provider ProQuest, US, has announced that its peer-reviewed, open access e-journal Sustainability: Science, Practice, & Policy (SSPP) is introducing new visualisation tools that make it easier for researchers to observe, compare, and manipulate the vast amounts of data being generated by the… Read More
US jury passes verdict against Google in Linux patent suit - April 25, 2011
A Texas jury has reportedly ruled against Internet search services provider, Google, Inc., US, in a suit that alleged some of its use of open source Linux code amounted to patent infringement. In the verdict, the jury decided that Google should pay… Read More
Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals launches Aswan Heart Centre Science and Practice Series on QScience.com - April 25, 2011
Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals (BQFJ) has announced the launch of Aswan Heart Centre Science and Practice Series on QScience.com, its digital publishing portal for research journals. Aswan Heart Centre Science and Practice Series is a new, peer-reviewed international cardiology journal that is dedicated to keeping cardiologists… Read More
‘Nature’ series moots reforms in awarding of science PhDs - April 25, 2011
A multipart series in the scientific journal Nature has reportedly stated that the system of awarding science PhDs needs to be either reformed or shut down. According to the article, the world is awash in PhDs. Most of them are being awarded… Read More
