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About Endeavor Information Systems
Endeavor Information Systems produces advanced library management systems
for research and public librarians seeking to integrate ever-increasing
electronic resources within their collections.

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BETHESDA, Md.onlinenewsassociation. The membership includes
news writers, producers, designers, editors, photographers and others who
produce news for the Internet or other digital delivery systems, as well as
academic members and others interested in the development of online
journalism.endinfosys.
A 14-year veteran of the library software industry, Adams previously held
the position of Director of IT Solutions for Elsevier, a world-leading
publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and
services and the parent company of Endeavor. Endeavor enjoys a strong position of
leadership in the library software industry, thanks to its decade-long record
of creating such powerful and sophisticated programs as the Voyager ILS and
Meridian, its new and quickly growing ERM solution.

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Online Registration for the ONA Conference:

The URL to submit entries is:
https://www.

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open-access component of this journal is critical because of the
extensive scientific and public interest in this field.org and
www. With an enrollment of more than 1,700 graduate
and undergraduate students, USC Annenberg offers B. degrees
in journalism, communication and public relations. "My experiences at Elsevier have given me a thorough
understanding of the capabilities and functionalities customers need to
safeguard their electronic collections.

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"PLoS Pathogens provides a much needed single venue for publishing
outstanding and rigorous papers in the broad field of pathogen
research," states John A.plospathogens.123signup."
"I am extremely pleased to become a part of the Endeavor digital archiving
team," said Adams. It will be my goal and my
honor to continue this leadership heritage into the archival and repository
management space.

For an online journal to be accepted for inclusion , it must have a series of dated entries already on the site.

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Community journals
are a large part of this strategy, and include PLoS Computational
Biology (www. In response to the growth and
development of online news since the award's inception in 2000, the Online
News Association this year adopted several changes in the competition,
including the addition of new size divisions for General Excellence in Online
Journalism and Online Commentary.

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Its
heritage of technological innovation and service to libraries as well as its
significant financial strength as a wholly owned subsidiary of Elsevier
combine to make Endeavor Information Systems an industry leader.

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PLoS Pathogens aims to address research
on pathogens including bacteria, fungi, parasites, prions, and
viruses. PLoS Pathogens is accessible to all, and immediately
searchable via PubMed.plos.org .jhtml

If you have registered, but need to change or cancel your registration,
the URL is: https://www.
"Endeavor is very fortunate to have someone with Geoffrey's experience and
abilities to lead our digital archiving efforts," said Roland Dietz, President
and CEO at Endeavor.

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"
PLoS Pathogens emerges as an imperative open-access journal in a
field that has important global medical, agricultural, and economic
consequences . PLoS Pathogens provides an excellent peer-review system and
rapid turnaround, with a team of leading academic editors.
As an important move to further PLoS's commitment to making the
world's scientific and medical literature a freely available public
resource, PLoS is seeking partnerships, collaborations , and field
expertise within scientific communities and societies to inspire and
facilitate the launch of open-access initiatives.
The competition is presented through a partnership between the Online News
Association (ONA) and the USC Annenberg School for Communication.
The competition is for work published between July 1, 2004 and June 30,
2005.html

The URL to register for the ONA conference is:
https://www.endinfosys.

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In addition, the authors retain the copyrights ,
and give scientists all over the world immediate free access to all
content.
"The Public Library of Science is delighted that such an
outstanding group of scientists in the field of pathogen research are
launching PLoS Pathogens," states Dr. PLoS publishes
open-access journals of original peer -reviewed research, including
PLoS Biology and PLoS Medicine, which are available at no cost to
anyone in the world with a connection to the Internet. Winners will
be announced at the Online Journalism Awards Banquet during the sixth national
conference of the Online News Association, which will be held at the Hilton
New York, October 28th and 29th in New York City. Contest rules, entry forms and information
are available at http://www.
The USC Annenberg School is home to two other major journalism awards.com/change?id=fccqx

URL for the Online News Association: http://www.onlinenewsassociation . In this newly created position, Adams
will provide leadership and strategic direction for the company 's current and
future archival and repository management systems designed specifically to
meet the needs of national, research and academic libraries.

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Television Political Journalism are presented biannually to television
stations, reporters , and networks for political reporting in election years.D.com/register?id=fccqx

The URL for conference information is:
https://www. During his many years with
Elsevier, Adams established positive relationships with national libraries and
academic institutions around the world, working to foster a better
understanding of the challenges and opportunities that information technology
provides, particularly in the field of digital archiving.

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Topics include (but are not limited to ) adaptive and innate
immune defenses and pathogen countermeasures, emerging pathogens,
evolution , genomics and gene regulation, model host organisms,
pathogen-cell biology, pathogenesis, prions , proteomics and signal
transduction, rational vaccine design, structural biology, and
virulence factors.A.A.hilton., Endeavor Information
Systems (http://www.

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SAN FRANCISCO----The Public Library
of Science (PLoS) today announces the launch of PLoS Pathogens , an
international open-access, peer-reviewed journal. That charge is
waived for any authors who say they cannot afford it, through a
process that cannot influence editorial decisions.ploscompbiol . More
information about PLoS can be found at www.org

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Geoffrey Adams Joins Endeavor Information Systems as Director of Archive Solutions

com), the leading provider of library
management software, is pleased to announce the appointment of Geoffrey Adams
as its Director of Archive Solutions.

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PLoS Pathogens accepts
outstanding original articles that significantly advance the
understanding of pathogens and how they interact with their host
organisms .plosgenetics. Since 1994, Endeavor has
pioneered library management systems by offering enhanced functionality
coupled with intuitive interfaces that increase usability and efficiency.

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publication in September 2005. The study of
pathogens also provides new insights into fundamental processes such
as cellular and organismal function.com/event?id=fccqx

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He also led
Elsevier 's Strategic Partners Program and played key roles in various company
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New pathogens are emerging
all the time, and others adapt to treatment efforts. Young, Editor-in -Chief of PLoS Pathogens
and Professor in the Infectious Disease Laboratory at The Salk
Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California."
In order to make important scientific discoveries openly
accessible online within a sustainable publishing model, PLoS believes
that the cost of publication should be treated as an integral
component of the cost of doing research.
The judges will review entries in the following categories: general excellence
in online journalism; breaking news; specialty journalism; enterprise
journalism; service journalism; online commentary; outstanding use of multiple
media; student journalism; and student Web site.org/submit/category.123signup.

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Public Library of Science Launches New Open-Access Journal for the Pathogen Research Community; PLoS Pathogens Accepting Submissions at www.plospathogens.org

Understanding pathogens remains one of the most serious scientific
challenges, one of unparalleled complexity. The contest is open to all English -language Web sites around the world.
Located in Los Angeles at the University of Southern California , the USC
Annenberg School for Communication is among the nation's leading institutions
devoted to the study of journalism and communication, and their impact on
politics, culture and society.

The Association has several hundred
professional members, that is, members whose principal livelihood involves
gathering or producing news for digital presentation.

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"This journal is among a new generation of open-access journals
that serve the scientific community without the subscription barriers
that block access to so many important journals in the field. The authors of each research
article published in PLoS Pathogens are asked to pay $1,500 from their
grants, or directly from their funders or institutions . The
Selden Ring Award for Investigative Reporting recognizes the year's best
investigative reporting in print journalism with a $35,000 prize, the highest
in journalism.123signup.Appointment of Industry Veteran to Newly Created Position Reflects Endeavor's
Commitment to Becoming the Premiere Archival and Repository
Solution Provider

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Meridian, Voyager, ENCompass or LinkFinderPlus.

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believe these communities can lead the way in developing innovative
ways to make use of the growing library of freely available scientific
discoveries, and continue to propel the emerging and evolving themes
in pathogenesis forward.org), published in partnership with the
International Society for Computational Biology, and PLoS Genetics
(www.journalistawards.

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About the Online News Association
The Online News Association is an association composed largely of
professional online journalists.

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, The sixth annual Online Journalism
Awards (OJAs) competition, the only contest dedicated exclusively to
recognizing excellence in digital journalism is now accepting entries through
July 20, 2005. "Geoffrey is well known and respected in the industry ,
and we are very excited to have access to his considerable expertise as we
move forward with the development of the next generation of archives and
repository products.

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The journal is
accepting submissions at www. In many cases,
publication charges are reduced or waived through PLoS Institutional
Memberships and foundation grants. Geoffrey will also be guiding product management for our
ENCompass for Journals OnSite program, Endeavor's enterprise-level system for
locally storing and providing access to electronic journal content from any
publisher in one location.

This includes journals by a single author; several categories of themed journals; collaborative journals with multiple authors; collections of journals; and resources for journal writing.

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The Public Library of Science (PLoS) is a non-profit organization
of scientists and physicians committed to making the world's
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