 New Google Scholar study examines the growing impact of non-elite journals |
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The world of scholarly communication has witnessed immense changes over the last decade and Google Scholar has been a part of the change. To mark its 10th anniversary, Scholar will explore the impact of these changes – looking at how scholarship and citation patterns have changed as publications and archives moved online and comprehensive relevance-ranked search became available to everyone. As the next article in the 10th anniversary series, a study examining the evolution of the impact of non-elite journals has been published in arXiv. More Search for more news in this Category |
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Elsevier provides free access to ClinicalKey to support healthcare professionals in West Africa battling the Ebola outbreak |
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STM publisher Elsevier has announced that it will provide free access to its primary online clinical information and reference tool, ClinicalKey, to support healthcare professionals in West Africa battling the Ebola outbreak. ClinicalKey provides evidence-based clinical answers drawn from the single largest body of clinical content available, including Medline, over 600 journals, over 1,100 books, drug information, guidelines, and patient education. More Search for more news in this Category |
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Scientific American launches Spanish-language website |
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Science magazine Scientific American has launched ScientificAmerican.com/espanol, which will provide Spanish-language online readers with authoritative insights and news about the latest developments that matter in science, technology and biomedicine. ScientificAmerican.com/espanol features original reporting, as well as translated stories from Scientific American’s English-language edition and its editions in Spain, Investigación y Ciencia and Mente y Cerebro. More Search for more news in this Category |
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PLOS appoints new Chief Editors for PLOS Biology |
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Open-access journal PLOS (Public Library of Science) has announced the appointment of Dr. Chris Ferguson and Dr. Emma Ganley as joint Chief Editors to PLOS Biology, effective October 13. Both are based in the UK. More Search for more news in this Category |
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University of Hawai?i at Manoa to celebrate Open Access Week, October 20–27 |
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The University of Hawai?i at Manoa will be celebrating Open Access Week, October 20–27. Throughout the week, the UH Manoa community is invited to learn about open educational resources at the Outreach College, to navigate the impact of copyright on teaching and research, and how to contribute to Wikipedia. Interested parties may visit the event website for the full schedule of events. More Search for more news in this Category |
 Credo announces compliance with NISO Open Discovery initiative |
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Credo, the industry leader for information skills solutions, has announced its conformance with, and endorsement of, the recommendations of the National Information Standards Organization’s Open Discovery Initiative (ODI), making Credo the first reference content provider to do so. Credo’s compliance demonstrates the company’s advocacy for the unique, valuable role that reference plays in research, as well as its commitment to supporting industry standards and best practices in delivering innovative products and services to libraries and their users. More Search for more news in this Category |
 Corrigendum |
| This is with reference to the news alert titled “Leading scientific journals from Europe and the US accused of ‘political’ rejections” covered in the News Section of Knowledgespeak (dated 14, October 2014). Readers may please note that the news article has been revised due to ambiguity reasons. The revised version of the news article is here. |
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