Global Open Access Portal launched at UNESCO meet - November 7, 2011
The Global Open Access Portal (GOAP) was launched at a special side event organised during the 36th session of the UNESCO General Conference at Paris headquarters. The portal is aimed at presenting a snapshot of the status of open access (OA) to scientific information around the… Read More
Elsevier announces winners of the Apps for Library Idea Challenge - November 7, 2011
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, recently announced the winners of the Apps for Library Idea Challenge at the 2011 Charleston Conference in Charleston, SC. The international competition encouraged librarians and information professionals to conceptualise solutions to the challenges that they and their constituents face in addressing the… Read More
Emerald Management Reviews celebrates 50 years with 50 winners - November 2, 2011
Academic publisher Emerald Group Publishing, UK, has announced that its abstracting service, Emerald Management Reviews, is holding a double 50 celebration this month – recognising the 50th anniversary of its launch and the 50 winners of its Annual Citations of Excellence Awards. First launched in… Read More
ProQuest Dialog bags AIIP’s 2011 Technology Award - October 25, 2011
The Association of Independent Information Professionals (AIIP) has named ProQuest Dialog, the search service specially designed for professional research, as the winner of its 12th annual AIIP Technology Award. The award recognises innovative products that enhance the working environment of the independent information professional and… Read More
American Institute of Physics announces winners of 2011 AIP Science Communication Awards - October 17, 2011
The American Institute of Physics (AIP) has announced the winners of the 2011 AIP Science Communication Awards. George Musser will receive the prize in science writing for his article ‘Could Time End?’ published in Scientific American. Vicki Oransky Wittenstein will receive the award in the… Read More
Wiley-Blackwell and British Academy announce new prize in Economics - October 10, 2011
Wiley-Blackwell, the STM and scholarly publishing business of John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, and the British Academy have created a major new prize for an outstanding contribution to economics. The new British Academy-Wiley Prize in Economics, worth £5,000, will be awarded annually in recognition… Read More
Elsevier and the University of Sydney announce winners of 24-hour Hackathon - October 6, 2011
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, and the University of Sydney, Australia’s leading higher education and research university, have announced the winners of the 24-hour Sydney Hackathon. Participants developed software applications to improve delivery of scientific, medical and technical content using SciVerse Content and Framework APIs from… Read More
EBSCO announces winner of its 2011 Charleston Conference Scholarship award - October 5, 2011
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO, US, has announced the winner of its 2011 Charleston Conference Scholarship. The winner is Matthew Harrington, collections management assistant at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va. This year's event – the 31st Annual Charleston Conference, titled 'Something's Gotta Give' - will be held… Read More
New study of top five point-of-care tools finds DynaMed is the most current - October 4, 2011
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, has announced that its evidence-based point-of-care clinical reference tool DynaMed has been shown to be the most current point-of-care reference tool. A study published recently in the British Medical Journal looked at how quickly… Read More
JACS editor and two ACS members among 12 eminent researchers and inventors to receive US’s highest honours in science and innovation - September 30, 2011
The American Chemical Society (ACS) has announced that Dr. Peter J. Stang, editor of the Journal of the American Chemical Society (JACS), and ACS members Dr. Jacqueline K. Barton and Dr. Rakesh Agrawal are among 12 eminent researchers and inventors named by President Obama to receive… Read More
