Ovid and LWW technical services team gets BenchmarkPortal certification - February 7, 2012
Scientific publisher Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has announced that its Ovid and LWW journals technical services team received certification as a Center of Excellence by BenchmarkPortal in collaboration with the Center for Customer-Driven Quality, founded at Purdue University. Only 10 percent of companies that submit data… Read More
OSA journal Applied Optics celebrates 50 years of publication - February 7, 2012
The Optical Society (OSA) has announced the beginning of its 50th anniversary celebration of Applied Optics, one of its flagship peer-reviewed publications. Applied Optics, which printed its first issue in 1962, publishes research on applications in optics and photonics, with a focus on the real-world impact… Read More
Elsevier and NASI announce 6th Annual NASI Scopus Young Scientist Award winners - February 6, 2012
STM publisher Elsevier and the National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI) have announced the recipients of the 6th Annual NASI Scopus Young Scientist Awards. Recognising India's increasing contribution to world science, Elsevier instituted the Scopus Young Scientist Awards in 2006 to honour the talent, knowledge… Read More
Open Knowledge Foundation launch Panton Fellowships - February 6, 2012
The Open Knowledge Foundation has announced the launch of the Panton Fellowships. Funded by Open Society Foundations, Panton Fellowships will be awarded to scientists who actively promote open data in science. Fellowships will be held for one year, and will have a value of £8k… Read More
Reprints Desk’s research productivity tool Bibliogo wins ‘Best Online Science or Technology Service’ CODiE Award - February 1, 2012
The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) has announced the free research productivity tool Bibliogo from Reprints Desk, Inc. as the winner of the 2012 SIIA CODiE Award for ‘Best Online Science or Technology Service.’ The announcement was recently made during a… Read More
ACRL announces recipients of 2012 Excellence in Academic Libraries Award - January 30, 2012
The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) has announced the recipients of the 2012 Excellence in Academic Libraries Award. Sponsored by ACRL and YBP Library Services, the award recognises the staff of a college, university and community college library for programmes that deliver exemplary services… Read More
Elsevier announces first recipient of the ‘Elsevier Exceptional Nurse Educator’ award - January 27, 2012
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the first recipient of the 'Elsevier Exceptional Nurse Educator' award at the annual Elsevier Mosby Faculty Development Institute, held at the Paris Hotel, Las Vegas, Nev., January 2-4, 2012. The award acknowledges the work of a nurse educator who… Read More
The British Library 19th Century Historical Collection App named 2012 winner of the Publishing Innovation Award - January 25, 2012
The British Library, the national library of the UK, together with technology partner BiblioLabs, LLC, has been awarded the Publishing Innovation Award (PIA) for their British Library 19th Century Historical Collection iPad App. The award was announced at the opening of the Digital Book World Conference… Read More
Knovel announces winners of Sixth Annual Knovel University Challenge - January 24, 2012
Engineering resources provider Knovel, US, has announced the winners of the Sixth Annual Knovel University Challenge. The 2011 winners were chosen from the Challenge's largest-ever participant group, with more than 12,000 total entries from students representing over 600 universities worldwide. The 2011 grand prize recipient… Read More
Google Science Fair to recognise Science in Action in 2012 - January 12, 2012
Science magazine Scientific American and Internet search services provider Google, Inc., US, are expanding the Google Science Fair awards honours in 2012. The $50,000 Scientific American Science in Action award powered by the Google Science Fair will recognise a project that addresses… Read More
