OSA elects Philip Russell as 2013 Vice President, three directors at large also elected - October 18, 2012
The Optical Society (OSA) has announced that its members have elected Philip Russell of the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light and the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany as its 2013 vice president. Three directors at large were also chosen during this year's election:… Read More
Elsevier, Nature Publishing Group join ORCID in launching ORCID Registry - October 17, 2012
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, joined with ORCID, the Open Researcher and Contributor ID, to announce the official launch of the ORCID Registry. Elsevier, a founding sponsor and launch partner of ORCID, expects to integrate ORCID with many of its products and services. ORCID seeks to remedy… Read More
Thomson Reuters’ Data Citation Index connects researchers to data repositories worldwide - October 17, 2012
The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced the launch of the Data Citation IndexTM, a research resource within the Web of KnowledgeSM, to facilitate the discovery, use and attribution of data sets and data studies that also link to peer-reviewed literature. … Read More
Springer Publishing Company acquires Minority Nurse magazine and MinorityNurse.com from Alloy Education - October 17, 2012
Academic and professional publisher Springer Publishing Company, US, has announced the acquisition of the Minority Nurse magazine and MinorityNurse.com from Alloy Education. Established in 1993, the magazine reports on current topics of interest to minority nursing professionals, faculty, and students. The magazine and website serve… Read More
Eight of the 2012 Nobel Laureates are Wiley authors - October 17, 2012
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, has announced that eight Nobel Prize winners have published their work with Wiley. To celebrate the achievements of all Nobel winners, Wiley is making a selection of content from this and past year's winners of Nobel Prizes in all… Read More
Costa Rican physicians use DynaMed to create national clinical guideline for breast cancer - October 17, 2012
DynaMed, a clinical reference that seeks to offer timely updates and a strong evidence-based approach, has reportedly become more well-known among clinicians and other healthcare professionals. Now, guideline developers, adapters, implementers and users are taking notice, according to the company. A recent breast cancer guideline commissioned… Read More
