Elsevier Foundation, others give awards for women scientists in developing countries - February 18, 2013
Five medical and life science researchers from Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean Basin have received the 2013 Elsevier Foundation Awards for Early Career Women Scientists in the Developing World. The recognition was for work that could contribute to life-saving knowledge and… Read More
SRU approved as OASIS Standard - February 18, 2013
The Search and Retrieve via URL (SRU) 2.0 has been approved as a standard by the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS). SRU is the web-based successor to Z39.50. Functionality supported by SRU includes defining a standard query grammar for complex interoperable searching, the ability to… Read More
ProQuest seeks applications for 2013 Roger K. Summit Scholarship - February 18, 2013
Information resources and technologies provider ProQuest, US, is seeking applicants for its 2013 Roger K. Summit Scholarship. Celebrating its 20th anniversary and open to applicants from around the world, the US$5,000 award is given annually to a promising graduate student in library and information sciences. The… Read More
‘Genome Medicine’ invites papers for special issue on single cell analysis - February 18, 2013
Genome Medicine, published by open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, will publish a special issue on the topic of "Single cell analysis: into the clinic", later this year. The issue will reportedly highlight the rapid advances that have been made in the separation, detection and analysis… Read More
Higher education institutions in Brazil and Saudi Arabia gain access to Gale’s National Geographic Virtual Library - February 18, 2013
Gale, part of Cengage Learning, has announced the signing of license agreements that will enable higher education institutions throughout Brazil and Saudi Arabia to access Gale’s National Geographic Virtual Library. Developed in partnership with the National Geographic Society, the National Geographic Virtual Library comprises National… Read More
Aviation Week announces new appointments, expands editorial team - February 18, 2013
Aviation Week, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, US, has announced that veteran aviation journalists Tony Osborne and Cathy Buyck are the latest members of the international team of editors at Aviation Week, while Frankfurt-based Jens Flottau has been promoted to lead… Read More
