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
Elsevier launches third annual ‘Mosby’s Superheroes of Nursing’ contest - May 2, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the launch of its third annual Mosby's 'Superheroes of Nursing' contest, aimed at recognising the work and dedication of individual nursing professionals. The contest is officially opening for 2013 applicants on May 1, as a kick-off to Nurses Week (May… Read More
ARL joins PLOS, Wellcome Trust and Google to launch Accelerating Science Award Program - May 2, 2013
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has joined major sponsors Public Library of Science (PLOS), Wellcome Trust and Google to launch the Accelerating Science Award Program (ASAP), which recognises the use of scientific research, published through open access, which has led to innovations in any field… Read More
Ingram’s Vital Source unit bags two Telly Awards for educational video work - May 2, 2013
Ingram Content Group Inc., a US-based provider of physical and digital services to the book industry, has announced that Vital Source Technologies, Inc., one of its operating units, has been awarded two Telly Awards for innovative work in educational video production. The Telly Award seeks to… Read More
Six Elsevier book titles win awards from text and academic authors association - May 1, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that six of its books will receive awards from the Text and Academic Authors Association. Four titles will receive the Textbook Excellence Award, better known as a ‘Texty,’ and two titles will receive the Most Promising New Textbook Award. The… Read More
