Lippincott Williams & Wilkins published journals receive 13 ASHPE awards for Editorial and Design Excellence - May 21, 2013
Wolters Kluwer Health, a global provider of information, business intelligence and point-of-care solutions for the healthcare industry, has announced that its Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW) published journals won 13 ASHPE awards in 10 categories. ASHPE’s annual awards competition recognises member articles and publications for editorial,… Read More
UpToDate names 2013 Computerworld Honors Laureate for Global Health initiative - May 17, 2013
Information services provider Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has announced that its clinical decision support resource, UpToDate has been named by IDG's Computerworld Honors Program as a 2013 Laureate for its Global Health Initiative. A partnership between Wolters Kluwer Health and the Global Health Delivery (GHD)… Read More
RSC’s Chemistry World named 2013 Online Media Awards finalist - May 17, 2013
The Royal Society of Chemistry has announced that its Chemistry World publication has joined a glittering list of finalists for this year's Online Media Awards. The shortlist reads as a who's who of the journalism world, including Channel 4, Sky, the New York Times, USA Today,… Read More
Physicians Practice receives multiple ASHPE awards - May 15, 2013
UBM Medica, the medical division of United Business Media (UBM), has announced that its Physicians Practice, a leading practice management resource, has been recognised by the American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors (ASHPE) with four national honours recognising editorial excellence and achievement in healthcare publishing. … Read More
NASIG selects Shannon Regan for 2013 Horizon Award - May 14, 2013
Library resources provider EBSCO, US, has announced that Shannon Regan, licensed content librarian at Mercer University in Macon, Ga., has been awarded the 2013 North American Serials Interest Group (NASIG) Horizon Award. The award, sponsored by EBSCO, recognises a promising new information professional. It covers the… Read More
Cengage products MindTap and myNGconnect bag CODiE awards - May 10, 2013
Cengage Learning, a US-based provider of teaching, learning and research solutions, has received two Software & Information Industry Associations (SIIA) Education CODiE Awards. MindTap was named Best Postsecondary Personalised Learning Solution and myNGconnect was honoured as the Best Science and Health Instructional Solution. The 28th Annual… Read More
CCC awards travel stipend for academic librarians to attend ACRL event - May 9, 2013
Licensing solutions provider Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), US, has announced the winners of its Conference Scholarship Programme for Academic Librarians. The winners include Bridgett Birmingham of Florida State University, Katie Hutchinson of Walsh University, Jennifer L. Kegler of SUNY Brockport, and Bing Wang of Georgia… Read More
WorldCat database reaches 2 billion holdings landmark - May 9, 2013
WorldCat, an online database of resources available through libraries around the world, has announced that it has reached another major milestone with the addition of its 2 billionth holding. On May 4, at 2:58 a.m. MDT, the holding symbol for the University of Alberta Libraries,… Read More
Wolters Kluwer Health award for Excellence in Clinical Communication - May 6, 2013
Information services provider Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has announced its ongoing support for the academic community through the 2013 Award of Excellence in Clinical Communication, an annual honour for exceptional pharmacy students. Recognising the ever-growing importance of strong communication skills in clinicians, Wolters Kluwer Health is… Read More
Former ACS president Bassam Shakhashiri bags CSSP’s Sagan Award - May 6, 2013
The Council of Scientific Society Presidents (CSSP) has honoured American Chemical Society's (ACS) past president Bassam Z. Shakhashiri, Ph.D., for decades of efforts in promoting public understanding of science. The group has named Shakhashiri as recipient of the 2013 Sagan Award for Public Understanding of Science.… Read More