ChemSpider wins ‘Most Innovative Software’ award - June 22, 2010
The Royal Society of Chemistry recently announced that its ChemSpider platform has scooped the Innovative Software Award at the iExpo/KM Forum 2010. The award is organised by GFII (the Association for Professionals of the Information Industry) and recognises leading software providers in the information industry for… Read More
CSIRO’s Thomas Girke named winner of the 2010 Information Professional of the Year - June 18, 2010
Online information services provider Dialog, part of the ProQuest family of brands, has announced that Thomas Girke, Manager, Information Support, Library Services, at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), as the winner of the 2010 Information Professional of the Year by the Special Libraries… Read More
BioMed Central announces 4th Annual Research Award winners - June 14, 2010
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced the winners of its 4th Annual Research Awards. The event was attended by short listed authors, eminent researchers, publishers, open access advocates and science journalists from around the world. The awards, now in their fourth year, acknowledge excellence… Read More
IOP Publishing awarded 2nd place in the ‘South West Top 100 Creative Companies’ - June 9, 2010
Institute of Physics Publishing (IOP Publishing), US, has announced that it has been awarded 2nd place in the 'South West Top 100 Creative Companies' organised by Bristol Media. Bristol Media received 357 applications from companies in the South West region. Through creative work, which has included… Read More
Gale and Library Journal announce 2010 Library of the Year award winner - June 8, 2010
Educational publisher Gale, part of Cengage Learning, US, and Library Journal have announced that Columbus Metropolitan Library (CML), in Columbus, Ohio, has been named 2010 Library of the Year. Each year this recognition goes to a public library in the US that most profoundly demonstrates service… Read More
Multi-Science Publishing to celebrate 50th anniversary in 2011 - June 2, 2010
Publisher Multi-Science Publishing, UK, has announced that it will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2011. To mark the occasion, the publisher is offering a 56 percent discount of 2010 list price for its collection of 27 peer reviewed journals. According to the publisher, a number of… Read More
CIG Media Group offers free access to Clinical Breast Cancer - May 25, 2010
Oncology journals publisher CIG Media Group, US, has announced that it is offering free access to Clinical Breast Cancer at cigjournals.com, in celebration of a decade of publishing Clinical Breast Cancer. Over the years, Clinical Breast Cancer has developed a strong name… Read More
Yale University Library marks 150 years as US federal government documents depository - May 11, 2010
Yale University Library has announced that it is celebrating its 150th anniversary as a depository for US federal government documents. John Woodruff, US Representative from Connecticut, designated Yale College a repository for public documents in 1859 and the records of the second session of the 35th… Read More
WIN Symposium announces awards for young researches in personalised care - May 6, 2010
The Worldwide Innovative Networking (WIN) Consortium, supported by its media partner Nature Publishing Group, is encouraging the participation of young researchers at this year’s WIN Symposium by offering awards for the best poster and oral presentations. The second annual WIN Symposium is scheduled for July 7-9,… Read More
Carnegie Mellon’s ChemCollective website receives science prize for online resources in education - April 30, 2010
Carnegie Mellon University has announced that its ChemCollective website has received the Science Prize for Online Resources in Education (SPORE). The award, sponsored by Science magazine, recognises outstanding freely available online materials that enrich science education. The ChemCollective website (www.chemcollective.org), developed by… Read More
