Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. announces ‘Author Appreciation Month’ with fully open content through April 13 - April 1, 2014
Publisher Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers has designated April "Author Appreciation Month" to showcase the stellar work of its authors and increase the discoverability and readership of scholarly articles. The company will be announcing a number of special initiatives throughout the month of April that… Read More
Document delivery performance bolstered with Reprints Desk’s completed CrossRef digital object identifier project - March 28, 2014
Reprints Desk, Inc. has announced the completion of an information systems and technology project for assimilating more than 40 million digital object identifiers (DOIs) from CrossRef Metadata Services into the content transaction engine that powers the company's Article Galaxy document delivery management system. CrossRef assigns… Read More
International Book Industry excellence Awards 2014 shortlists announced - March 24, 2014
The London Book Fair International Book Industry Excellence Awards have been announced with US and Indian publishing industries leading the shortlists with four nominations apiece, with China and Korea not far behind with three each. Shortlists for this year's inaugural Awards, which are held in… Read More
CCC awards scholarship for academic librarians to attend ALA midwinter conference - March 19, 2014
Global licensing and content solutions organisation Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), named the four winners of its Conference Scholarship Program for Academic Librarians: Sarah Dahlen, California State University, Monterey Bay; Bruce Massis, Columbus State Community College; Monecia Samuel, The College of Westchester; and Michele Woods, Xavier… Read More
CERN celebrates 60 years of science for peace - March 19, 2014
CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, is celebrating 60 years of science for peace in 2014, with events at the Organization's Geneva laboratory and in its Members States. Festivities will focus on two key events. The first is on July 1 at UNESCO Headquarters in… Read More
Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters launches second annual Metrics Mania - March 17, 2014
The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced the launch of the second annual Metrics Mania, a unique competition designed to measure the research impact of American universities participating in the national college basketball championships. The competition will begin March 17, and close… Read More
ProQuest seeks applicants for 2014 Roger K. Summit Scholarship - March 5, 2014
Information resources and technologies provider ProQuest, US, is seeking applicants for its 2014 Roger K. Summit Scholarship. Open to applicants from around the world, the US$5,000 award has been given annually for more than twenty years, supporting promising graduate students in library and information sciences. The… Read More
Nominations for 2014 Chemical Sciences Apprentice of the Year and Chemistry Technician of the Year awards now open - March 4, 2014
The Royal Society of Chemistry and National Apprenticeship Service have announced that nominations are now open for the Chemical Sciences Apprentice of the Year Awards 2014. The award recognises individuals who are working towards, or have completed, an advanced or higher apprenticeship with a strong… Read More
Visualising Research: using data visualisation to explore how research is funded in the UK - March 3, 2014
Around £3 billion of Government funding is apportioned annually between the seven UK Research Councils. This investment creates a huge amount of information, which is held in the 'Gateway to Research' database and available for anyone to access online. But how can people make sense of… Read More
Wolters Kluwer Health’s Global Customer Support team wins Omega NorthFace ScoreBoard Award for Customer Service Excellence - February 28, 2014
Wolters Kluwer Health, a global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, has announced that its Global Customer Support team for the Ovid and LWW Journals product lines has received the NorthFace ScoreBoard Award from Omega Management Group Corp for excellence in service during 2013.… Read More
