 UK wide survey cites the growing importance of online libraries to academics |
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The 2015 survey of academics, jointly commissioned by Jisc and RLUK and conducted by research organisation Ithaka S+R, has revealed a substantial increase in the way academics use and value online libraries. According to the report, 88% of researchers now see their university library’s collections and subscription as a very important source of data and information. More Search for more news in this Category |
 Elsevier teams up with the White House National Cancer Moonshot Task Force to develop benchmark report on US cancer research landscape |
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STM publisher Elsevier has announced an initiative with the White House National Cancer Moonshot Task Force to develop a comprehensive study of cancer research in the United States. The Elsevier report will provide a road map of the cancer research landscape to identify pockets of expertise and opportunity and will be made available for free. More Search for more news in this Category |
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IET announces new President-elect |
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The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has announced that Professor Jeremy Watson will become its next President, taking up the position on October 1. Other appointments taking effect from October 1 include Mike Carr who becomes IET Deputy President. Meanwhile, Andy Bevington and Virginia Hodge both become IET Vice Presidents. More Search for more news in this Category |
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ASCO names James M. Ford as founding Editor-in-Chief of JCO Precision Oncology |
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The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has announced the appointment of Dr. James M. Ford as Editor-in-Chief of the Society’s new journal, JCO Precision Oncology (JCO PO). Dr. Ford will set the scope and vision for the online-only journal, which will publish scientific and educational content that provides a deeper understanding of actionable cancer genomics. More Search for more news in this Category |
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ScienceOpen and Altmetric to co-host webinar on the future of altmetrics |
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Altmetric and ScienceOpen will be co-hosting a webinar on July 4, 2016, at 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM BST titled ‘The future of altmetrics.’ Altmetrics are non-traditional metrics that can be used as alternative measures of scholarly impact. As an article-level metric, they contain information about how research is shared and re-used in a digital environment, such as mentions in tweets, blogs, or Wikipedia pages. More Search for more news in this Category |
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Cameron Neylon joins OpenAIRE Advisory Board |
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Open Access Infrastructure for Research in Europe (OpenAIRE) has announced that Cameron Neylon will join the OpenAIRE Advisory Board effective immediately. Cameron Neylon is Professor of Research Communication at the Centre for Culture and Technology at Curtin University and well known agitator for opening up the process of research. More Search for more news in this Category |
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Amsterdam Universities select Figshare For Institutions to manage research data |
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Online digital repository Figshare has announced that The University of Amsterdam (UvA) and the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (HvA) are the latest institutions to sign up for the Figshare for Institutions offering. Figshare for Institutions helps academic institutions manage, disseminate and measure the public impact of all their research outputs, while easing the route to compliance with open data mandates. More Search for more news in this Category |
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Atypon unveils Edinburgh University Press’ new responsive website |
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Edinburgh University Press (EUP) recently relaunched its publication website on Literatum, Atypon’s online publishing platform. EUP’s 40 journals have been hosted by Atypon since 2008. The new, fully responsive site was constructed using Page Builder, Literatum’s widget-based user experience (UX) design tool that allows publishers to manage their websites’ interface and content, and easily create new journals, landing pages, and microsites. More Search for more news in this Category |
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