Amsterdam to host Sixth International Symposium on Molecular Insect Science - February 8, 2011
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that the Sixth International Symposium on Molecular Insect Science is the first of the series to be held outside the US. This year the conference will take place in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, from October 2 - 5, 2011. Previous… Read More
JISC unveils shared services in cloud computing under new programme for universities - February 8, 2011
The UK's Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) has announced a new programme that seeks to support colleges and universities in the innovative use of digital technologies, using shared services in cloud computing infrastructure and applications. The programme will start in March 2011 and finish in March… Read More
ACS Mobile bags two publishing awards for professional and scholarly excellence at the annual PROSE awards - February 8, 2011
The American Chemical Society (ACS) has announced that its mobile application, ACS Mobile, has won two prestigious publishing awards for professional and scholarly excellence at the annual PROSE awards. ACS Mobile was recognised as both 'Best New eProduct in Physical Sciences and Mathematics', and 'Best New… Read More
Kindle gets new features, ‘real’ page numbers with software update - February 8, 2011
Online books retailer Amazon.com, Inc., US, has pre-released a software update for Kindle e-readers running the 3.0 software. It is designed to update the interface for magazines and newspapers, add a quick review section at the end of each book, and add… Read More
New thematic series on data standardisation, sharing and publication - February 8, 2011
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced that its journal BMC Research Notes has published a new thematic series on data standardisation, sharing and publication. The journal launched a series of educational articles, as it publishes the first of the numerous manuscripts received since September… Read More
Gale announces College and School editions of AccessMyLibrary Android applications - February 8, 2011
Gale, part of Cengage Learning, has announced the College and School editions of the AccessMyLibrary Android applications. The new apps join the AccessMyLibrary School Edition application for the iPad that became available in early January. These latest additions complete Gale's extensive line-up of AccessMyLibrary (AML) applications,… Read More
