Call for entries for the second Global Illustration Award at Frankfurter Buchmesse - June 28, 2017
The Frankfurter Buchmesse has announced the second Global Illustration Award (GIA), organised in conjunction with the International Information Content Industry Association (ICIA). Designed to attract entries from around the world, the competition will be operated exclusively by IlluSalon, a global illustration resource platform based in Asia.… Read More
Society for Scholarly Publishing recognises seven members for outstanding contributions at 2017 Annual Meeting - June 27, 2017
The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) recognized the efforts of seven deserving individuals at its recent Annual Meeting held in Boston, MA, May 31- June 2. Ann Michael, Chair of the Nominating and Awards Committee and 2016-2017 SSP Past President presented Mary Beth Barilla, Publisher… Read More
OCLC celebrates 50 years of innovation and collaboration with libraries worldwide - June 26, 2017
OCLC, the library technology and research organisation that changed the way libraries work, is celebrating 50 years of innovation and collaboration with libraries around the world. On July 6, 1967, the non-profit Ohio College Library Center was established to create a shared electronic library for… Read More
Four Thomson Reuters solutions named finalists for SIIA CODiE Awards - June 23, 2017
Thomson Reuters has announced that four of its products are finalists for the 2017 SIIA CODiE Awards. The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) CODiE Awards are the premier awards for the software and information industries, and have been recognising product excellence for over 30… Read More
Nominations now open for 2018 OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Awards for early-career women scientists in the developing world - June 21, 2017
Nominations are now open for the OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Awards for Early-Career Women Scientists in the Developing World, a high-profile award which honours the scientific and career achievements of women from developing countries in five regions - Latin America and the Caribbean, the Arab region, Sub-Saharan Africa,… Read More
The Optical Society celebrates 20 Years of OA journal, Optics Express - June 13, 2017
The Optical Society (OSA) is celebrating 20 years of its open access journal, Optics Express. Optics Express was developed in 1997 as a test-bed to explore the capabilities of all-electronic publishing, and simultaneously launched what is now known as Gold open access publishing. With Optics… Read More
South Korea and China dominate Reuters Top 75: Asia’s Most Innovative Universities - June 8, 2017
South Korea and China have dominated the annual Reuters Top 75: Asia's Most Innovative Universities, a list that identifies and ranks the educational institutions doing the most to advance science and invent new technologies. The most innovative university in the region, for the second year running, is South Korea's… Read More
Cochrane Croatia recognised for success in promoting best available health information - June 8, 2017
Cochrane, a global independent network of researchers, professionals, patients, carers, and people interested in health, has announced that Cochrane Croatia has been recognised for its achievements in promoting evidence-based decision-making in health care by being awarded full, independent Centre status. The Centre consists of longstanding,… Read More
EBSCO partners with American Library Association to award scholarships for librarians to attend 2017 Annual Conference - June 7, 2017
The American Library Association (ALA) and EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) are making it easier for seven librarians to attend the ALA Annual Conference after winning EBSCO-ALA scholarships. Each scholarship provides up to $1,000 to help defray the cost of travel and other… Read More
Nominations for Early Career Research Award now open - June 6, 2017
Future Science Group (FSG) has announced that nominations are now open for the 2017 Early Career Research Award. The award is designed to recognise an outstanding early career researcher working in a biomedical field. The award has been launched by Future Science OA, the open access… Read More
