Elsevier collaborates with Pending.AI for AI-driven chemistry retrosynthesis tool – September 15, 2020
Elsevier, a global research publishing and information analytics provider, is collaborating with Pending.AI (PAI), a start-up focused on developing artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for drug discovery, to develop the predictive retrosynthesis tool based on deep learning to support innovation in synthetic and… Read More
ASCB awarded grant to develop tools for curation of scientific literature – September 15, 2020
The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) will experiment with innovative approaches to categorise the scientific significance of reported research without dependence on journal ‘name brands.’ The Society was one of three organisations selected by the Wellcome Trust and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute to receive… Read More
Universidade Estadual Paulista becomes the first institution in Brazil to opt for Ex Libris Alma – September 15, 2020
Ex Libris, a ProQuest company, has announced that Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) (São Paulo State University) has selected the Ex Libris Alma® library services platform to unify the management of its physical and electronic library collections and provide seamless access to the digital collection, an aggregate… Read More
ORCID appoints Chris Shillum as new Executive Director – September 15, 2020
ORCID, Inc. has announced the appointment of Chris Shillum as its new Executive Director. Shillum succeeds ORCID’s founding Executive Director, Dr. Laurel Haak, who left the organisation in June to direct her energy and skills to establishing her company, Mighty Red Barn. ORCID selected Shillum after… Read More
60 open access university-press monographs published through the TOME Initiative – September 15, 2020
Sixty scholarly books in the humanities and social sciences have been made freely available to researchers, students, and the general public under the TOME initiative. The Association of American Universities, Association of Research Libraries, and Association of University Presses launched TOME (Toward… Read More
