Leaders in the nursing field named to American Academy of Nursing 2012 Class of Fellows - June 12, 2012
The American Academy of Nursing, an independent affiliate of the American Nursing Association, has selected Susan Sportsman and Michelle Troseth of Elsevier to join the ranks of the distinguished American Academy of Nursing 2012 Class of Fellows. Founded in 1973, The American Academy of Nursing… Read More
Society for Scholarly Publishing honours distinguished members - June 11, 2012
Each year the Society for Scholarly Publishing's Nominating and Awards Committee considers highly dedicated members for special recognition. The winners were recognised on June 1, 2012, during the 34th Annual Meeting in Alexandria, Virginia. The Emerging Leader Award is the Society’s latest recognition. It honours… Read More
Thomson Reuters recognises Australia’s contribution to global research and innovation - May 30, 2012
Business information provider Thomson Reuters, US, has recognised Australia’s continuing influence on international scientific research and innovation. Thomson Reuters announced a total of 19 Australian-affiliated recipients including 12 of the most influential researchers and seven most innovative organisations during the 2012 Thomson Reuters Australia Citation &… Read More
Springer celebrates 10,000th MyCopy purchase - May 30, 2012
STM publisher Springer Science+Business Media, Germany, recently celebrated the 10,000th MyCopy purchase by a researcher at Auraria Library (library.auraria.edu), an academic library serving the University of Colorado Denver, Metropolitan State College of Denver and Community College of Denver. As a way to recognise this milestone, the… Read More
ACM unites with Mathematical societies to bring young researchers together with winners of highest scientific awards - May 28, 2012
ACM, which presents the A.M. Turing Award each year, the highest honor in computing and computer science, will join with the societies that confer two prestigious awards in mathematics to enable these laureates to interact with young researchers from around the world. In an annual forum… Read More
BioMed Central presents OA Advocate of the Year award to University Librarian of KNUST - May 28, 2012
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, presented the Open Access Advocate of the Year award at the recent 6th Annual Research Awards ceremony held at Emirates Stadium, UK. Dr Helena Asamoah-Hassan, University Librarian of the Kwame University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana and a… Read More
Ingram’s Vital Source bags four Telly awards for innovative video work - May 23, 2012
Ingram Content Group, a provider of a range of physical and digital services to the book industry, has announced that its Vital Source business unit has been awarded four Telly Awards, including the highest Silver Award, for their innovative work in educational video production. The Telly… Read More
Physics World named best ‘Magazine – Professional Association or Royal College’ at annual MemCom Awards - May 22, 2012
Physics World, the membership magazine of the Institute of Physics, has been named best ‘Magazine – Professional Association or Royal College’ at the annual MemCom Awards held in London, UK. The MemCom Awards recognise excellence in membership communications and are judged on criteria including creativity,… Read More
McGraw-Hill School Education’ digital solutions named finalists for 2012 AEP Awards - May 21, 2012
McGraw-Hill School Education has announced that several of its digital solutions have been named finalists for the 2012 Association of Educational Publishers (AEP) Awards. Honouring excellence and innovation in the education community, the awards represent the longest-running and most highly regarded recognition programme in the industry.… Read More
Committee on Publication Ethics receives Council of Science Editors’ highest honour - May 21, 2012
The Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) has been awarded the Council of Science Editors (CSE) highest honour for its significant contribution to improving scientific communication by promoting high editorial standards. The award was presented to Dr Virginia Barbour, Chair of the COPE council, in a… Read More
