The Optical Society names Michael D. Duncan as Senior Science Advisor - January 16, 2014
The Optical Society (OSA) has announced that Michael D. Duncan will join their staff as a senior science advisor. In his new role, Duncan will provide strategic direction on the scientific and technical aspects of OSA’s wide range of programs and services for optics and photonics… Read More
ALCTS/bepress Digital Commons Midwinter Symposium to focus on public access to federally funded research - January 16, 2014
“Here There Be Dragons: Public Access to Federally Funded Research,” a Midwinter Symposium co-presented by the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) and bepress Digital Commons offers a unique opportunity to explore the complex issues surrounding the collection, organisation, delivery and preservation of federally… Read More
SPARC Open Access Meeting 2014 deadlines for proposals, early-bird registration extended - January 16, 2014
The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) has extended the deadline for proposals for the SPARC Open Access Meeting 2014 Innovation Fair, as well as the deadline to register for the meeting at early-bird rates. Both deadlines have been changed to January 17. The meeting… Read More
Springer and Italian Society of Endocrinology announce five-year collaboration to publish Journal of Endocrinological Investigation - January 15, 2014
STM publisher Springer and the Italian Society of Endocrinology (Società Italiana di Endocrinologia/SIE) have agreed to a five-year collaboration to publish the monthly Journal of Endocrinological Investigation, starting in January 2014 with Volume 37. Available exclusively in electronic format on SpringerLink, the… Read More
Wolters Kluwer Health expands Lippincott’s Nursing Procedures and Skills to include broad range of hospital-based clinicians - January 15, 2014
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has expanded use of Lippincott's Nursing Procedures and Skills to include a broad range of hospital-based clinicians including nurses, respiratory therapists and others. These expanded capabilities can help hospitals better support interdisciplinary collaboration. The product - the leading online… Read More
Two EBSCO Health point-of-care clinical reference tools rated highest in their categories - January 15, 2014
Two EBSCO Health point-of-care clinical reference tools have been rated highest in their categories by healthcare providers according to a new report on clinical decision support resources. In the report produced by KLAS, a research firm that specialises in monitoring and reporting the performance of healthcare… Read More
