 University of Florida’s Judith Russell to receive NFAIS 2017 Miles Conrad Award at Annual Conference |
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The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAISTM), a global non-profit membership organisation serving the information services community, has announced that Judith Russell, the Dean of University Libraries at the University of Florida, has been selected to receive the NFAIS 2017 Miles Conrad Award. NFAIS’s Miles Conrad Award is being given to Russell in recognition of her significant achievements in librarianship and for her leadership in information services throughout a career spanning academia, government, the non-profit and private sectors. More Search for more news in this Category |
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American Academy of Ophthalmology unveils new clinical journal focusing on retinal diseases |
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The American Academy of Ophthalmology has announced the launch of Ophthalmology® Retina, a new scientific journal focusing exclusively on retina-related eye diseases and conditions. Ophthalmology Retina publishes original research of interest to retina specialists worldwide. Dr. Andrew P. Schachat will serve as the editor-in-chief of the journal. More Search for more news in this Category |
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Alan Daugherty named Editor-in-Chief of American Heart Association Journal for second term |
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Alan Daugherty, senior associate dean for research at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, was recently approved to renew his contract as editor-in-chief of Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology: Journal of the American Heart Association (ATVB) for a second five-year term. ATVB is one of the five core journals of the American Heart Association. More Search for more news in this Category |
 Enhanced article context at ScienceOpen |
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As part of the ongoing development of ScienceOpen 2.017, ScienceOpen has announced a new context-enhanced webpage for each of its 27 million article records. Such enriched article metadata is becoming increasingly important in defining the context of research in the evolution of scholarly communication as we are moving away from journal- to article-level evaluation. More Search for more news in this Category |
 Cochrane South Africa appoints Charles Shey Wiysonge as new Director |
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Cochrane South Africa has announced the appointment of Charles Shey Wiysonge as its new Director, effective December 2016. Originally trained as a physician, Professor Wiysonge has also completed extensive postgraduate training in epidemiology, evidence-based health care, and vaccinology. His association with Cochrane dates back to 2001, when he became the inaugural recipient of the Aubrey Sheiham Public Health and Primary Care Scholarship (from 2014 The Aubrey Sheiham Evidence-based Health Care in Africa Leadership Award). More Search for more news in this Category |
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