Science Communication to take center stage at AAAS Annual Pacific Division meeting - August 13, 2009
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has announced that attendees of its 90th Annual Pacific Division Meeting, scheduled for August 17, 2009, in San Francisco, will get to learn about the latest efforts in science communication from some of the leading experts in the field.… Read More
Portico seeks community input on preservation of DOAJ journals - August 13, 2009
Non-profit electronic archiving service provider Portico, US, has announced that as the number of Open Access journals continues to increase, it has been approached by several librarians to expand its preservation work with Open Access publishers. Portico already preserves nearly 350 Open Access titles from its… Read More
IOP Publishing journal recognised as one of the most influential journals in the field of engineering by ScienceWatch - August 13, 2009
Journal Smart Materials and Structures, published by non-profit scientific publisher IOP Publishing, UK, has announced that it has been named one of the most influential journals in the field of engineering in 2009, as recognised by ScienceWatch.com from Thomson Reuters. Recent analysis by Essential Science Indicators… Read More
Reuters launches reference linking feature in Techstreet subscriptions - August 13, 2009
Business information company Thomson Reuters, US, has announced that Techstreet, projected as a one-stop source for online access to industry codes and standards, has launched a new Reference Linking feature. The feature is for customers who subscribe to industry codes and standards using the web-based enterprise… Read More
Twenty-six more libraries opt for SirsiDynix SaaS product - August 13, 2009
Library technology solutions provider SirsiDynix, US, has announced that SirsiDynix SaaS, a software-as-a-service product, has added 26 more library customers. There are over 450 SirsiDynix Symphony, SirsiDynix Unicorn and SirsiDynix Horizon customers in production on SaaS across the world. SirsiDynix has five hosted facilities around the… Read More
UTSA researcher named editor-in-chief of IEEE Computer Society journal - August 13, 2009
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. (IEEE) Computer Society has named UTSA Professor Ravinderpal "Ravi" Sandhu as editor-in-chief of its scholarly journal, IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing (TDSC). Sandhu's two-year term begins January 1, 2010. An internationally renowned expert in information assurance,… Read More
