APEC to recognise ‘intelligent transportation’ innovator - February 17, 2014
APEC has opened the nomination period for the APEC Science Prize for Innovation, Research, and Education, also known as the ASPIRE Prize, sponsored by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., and Elsevier, which in 2014 will honour a young scientist whose work has… Read More
Young scientists singled out for Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry Best Paper Award 2013 - February 14, 2014
Springer journal Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry (ABC) has chosen Sherrie Elzey and De-Hao Tsai as the recipients of its Best Paper Award 2013. The award, accompanied by 1,500 euros, was created by Springer to honour exceptional young scientists and to stimulate their research careers. The ABC… Read More
Scope’s ConSCIseTM platform crosses 5 million abstracts delivery - February 12, 2014
Scope e-Knowledge Center (Scope), a leading provider of knowledge services and a Quatrro Global Services company, has achieved yet another milestone delivering 5 million abstracts of patents, book chapters, technical articles, standards etc. in various languages for several global information providers. Scope, started its abstraction services… Read More
Reprints Desk exceeds 2 million mark for number of research papers delivered via the Article Galaxy software service - February 12, 2014
Reprints Desk, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Research Solutions, Inc. (RSSS), recently reached the two million mark for the number of individual research papers delivered through the Article Galaxy software service. Research-driven organisations rely on single article document delivery research retrieval as a method for… Read More
Wolters Kluwer Health ranked third in 2013 Best in KLAS: Software & Services report - February 10, 2014
Wolters Kluwer Health, a global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, ranked third overall among 24 software vendors in the 2013 Best in KLAS: Software & Services report. Only Athena Health and Epic outranked the company in the report's overall software vendor ranking. KLAS… Read More
ProQuest Statistical Abstract named SIIA Content CODiE award winner for Best General Reference Service - February 7, 2014
ProQuest® Statistical Abstract of the United States is the winner of the 2014 SIIA CODiE Content Award for Best General Reference Service. Representing the information industry's best products and technologies, this solution is a comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organisation of… Read More
Ex Libris announces Azriel Morag Award for Innovation - February 6, 2014
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced the establishment of an annual award to honour the memory of Azriel Morag, the founder and first CEO of Ex Libris, and his immense contribution to Ex Libris and the academic library world. The Azriel Morag… Read More
IET’s Inspec database adds 14 millionth record - January 29, 2014
Inspec, the Institution of Engineering and Technology's (IET) database of cutting-edge science and engineering research, has indexed its 14 millionth record, highlighting the IET's commitment to making essential, high-quality scientific and technological intelligence easily available to an international audience. Demonstrating Inspec's key position as the… Read More
Submissions for Brill/IFLA Open Access award called for - January 28, 2014
Scholarly publisher Brill, Netherlands, and the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) are inviting submissions for the 2014 IFLA/Brill Open Access award. The IFLA/Brill Open Access award is created to reward initiatives that facilitate and/or promote Open Access Scholarly… Read More
Major product enhancements mark 2013 as a banner year for Knovel - January 28, 2014
2013 was a year of significant change for Knovel. Highlights include the acquisition by Elsevier announced last January, the launch of a new Knovel platform and significant content growth. Historically focused on being the first place engineers turn for trusted answers, Knovel… Read More