The London Book Fair along with The UK Publishers Association launches The London Book Fair International Book Industry Excellence Awards - October 11, 2013
The London Book Fair (LBF) has announced brand new international awards for the book industry - The London Book Fair International Book Industry Excellence Awards, which is being launched in association with The UK Publishers Association (The PA). The awards will cover all aspects of… Read More
EBSCO Information receives Learning In Practice Award from Chief Learning Officer magazine - October 9, 2013
Library resources provider EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) has announced that it has received the prestigious Learning In Practice Award from Chief Learning Officer magazine. The company was awarded the Bronze Excellence in Content Award for its accomplishments in creating superior learning content. This is the second… Read More
Thomson Reuters names World’s Top 100 Most Innovative Organizations for 2013 - October 8, 2013
The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced its 2013 Top 100 Global Innovators list. This honours the 100 corporations and institutions around the world that are at the heart of innovation as measured by a series of proprietary patent-related metrics. The… Read More
ARL awarded IMLS and Mellon grants to support strategic thinking and design process - October 7, 2013
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has been awarded two grants to support a strategic thinking and design process in 2013–2014. This strategic process will frame the critical work of the Association and define the role ARL plays in higher education and research to maximise its… Read More
Elsevier announces winners of ‘Superheroes of Nursing’ contest - October 4, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the winners of the second annual Mosby's Suite "Superheroes of Nursing" contest. The contest was designed to identify the real-life superheroes of the nursing profession. The winners will be publicly recognized at the ANCC National Magnet Conference in Orlando, Fla.,… Read More
New analysis further reveals clinical benefits and ROI associated with ProVation Order Sets, powered by UpToDate Decision Support - October 3, 2013
Information and point-of-care solutions provider Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has announced the release of additional data demonstrating best practice findings and return-on-investment (ROI) achieved through hospital implementations of ProVation Order Sets, powered by UpToDate Decision Support. Specifically, aggregated data from several hospitals revealed that the ROI… Read More
PLOS announces finalists for Accelerating Science Award Program - October 3, 2013
The Public Library of Science (PLOS) has announced the six finalists for the Accelerating Science Award Program (ASAP). The program recognises the use of scientific research, published through open access, that has led to innovations benefiting society. Major sponsors include the Wellcome Trust and Google; ARL… Read More
Knovel on track for record year with the addition of eight new publishers - October 1, 2013
Knovel, the US-based provider of a Web-based application that integrates technical information with analytical and search tools, has announced that it is on track for its best year yet in bringing new publishers and adding content to the platform with the most recent addition of eight… Read More
Scope achieves yet another milestone in abstraction - September 30, 2013
Scope e-Knowledge Center (Scope), a leading provider of knowledge services and a Quatrro Global Services company, has announced that it has delivered 4 million abstracts of patents, book chapters, technical articles, standards etc, for information providers globally. Scope initiated the abstraction service in 2003 for English… Read More
Elsevier wins five first prizes at BMA Medical Book Awards - September 27, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that 25 of its professional and scholarly products were honored at the British Medical Association's annual BMA Medical Book Awards ceremony at BMA House in London. This year publishers submitted more than 640 products, and the BMA awarded 122… Read More
