Scope – Knowledgespeak: STM Industry Daily News Alert

by rheyer Posted on September 26, 2014

Elsevier launches enhanced version of ClinicalKey

STM publisher Elsevier has launched an enhanced version of ClinicalKey that incorporates extensive feedback from clinician users. New intuitive topic pages, a design easily viewable on any mobile device, and multi-layered search functions lead the list of improvements to Elsevier’s premier point-of-care clinical resource. MoreSearch for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme

Springer in deal with EBES to publish a new book series and two journals

STM publisher Springer has finalized two deals with the Eurasia Business and Economics Society (EBES) to publish their official journals, Eurasian Business Review and Eurasian Economic Review, along with a new book series. Both journals are now in their fourth year, and the first issues with Springer were recently published. The book series expects its first title to be released early next year. MoreSearch for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme

SAGE and British Education Research Association collaborate to launch Handbook of Educational Research

Academic publisher SAGE and The British Educational Research Association (BERA), one of the UK’s leading charities to encourage education research, has announced the launch of the Handbook of Educational Research at the 2014 annual BERA Conference. The Handbook will be published worldwide in both hard copy and electronic formats. MoreSearch for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme

IHS unveils Engineering360, an online destination for engineers

IHS Inc., a global source of information and analytics, has introduced IHS Engineering360, an online destination for engineers. The new site offers trusted, authoritative editorial content, analysis and insights; product research and tools; an interactive community; and other critical information for engineers and technical professionals across multiple industries and disciplines. MoreSearch for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme

LBF 2015: Submissions now open for Insights programme

The London Book Fair (LBF) is seeking seminar submissions for their hugely popular Insights Seminar Programme at LBF 2015, scheduled for April 14-16, 2015. The breadth of topics encompasses all the key issues challenging the publishing industry. Over 500 speakers each year share their experience and in-depth knowledge and insights in publishing and related creative industries. Submissions opened September 25 and close on December 12. MoreSearch for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme

ProQuest announces enhancements to SIRS Issues Researcher and SIRS Discoverer

Educators and students can now benefit from online resources from ProQuest that are mobile optimized, include new instructional tools and features, and vetted content aligned to national standards. Now formatted for easy screen reading on a variety of smart phones and tablets, today’s anytime-anywhere learner can access full-text and image information in the SIRS® Issues Researcher and SIRS Discoverer® research resources. MoreSearch for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme

CERN and IOP Publishing publish CERN Courier 60th-anniversary special issue

2014 marks the 60th anniversary of CERN, one of the world’s largest and most respected centres for scientific research. To celebrate this anniversary, CERN and IOP Publishing have produced a special issue of CERN Courier, a magazine published 10 times a year for the international particle-physics community. MoreSearch for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine moves library management to the cloud with OCLC

The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM), an international education and research centre dedicated to the study of infectious diseases, has selected OCLC WorldShare Management Services as its library management system. WorldShare Management Services provide cloud-based library management and discovery applications in an integrated suite, offering librarians a comprehensive and cost-effective way to manage library workflows efficiently, and improve end users’ access to library collections and services. MoreSearch for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme

The Network Inter Library Document Exchange now available via Ex Libris SFX

Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that users of the Network Inter Library Document Exchange (NILDE) can now seamlessly access documents via the Ex Libris SFX OpenURL link resolver. Used by over 800 Italian, Spanish, and Greek libraries, NILDE is a document delivery system that allows libraries to request and provide documents to each other. MoreSearch for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme

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by rheyer Posted on September 25, 2014

Thomson Reuters predicts Nobel Laureates for 2014

The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced its 2014 ‘Nobel-class’ Citation Laureates. Having accurately forecast 35 Nobel Prize winners since its inception in 2002, the annual Thomson Reuters Citation Laureates study mines scientific research citations to identify the most influential researchers in the fields of chemistry, physics, medicine and economics. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme

Swets Information Services B.V. declared bankrupt

Following the suspension of payment for Swets & Zeitlinger Group B.V., granted by the court in Amsterdam on September 19, 2014, the Swets Management team, together with J.L.M. Groenewegen (CMS), the appointed administrator, have been working to investigate alternatives for the business. Unfortunately, concrete alternatives to sell the business as a whole have not materialised and due to these developments Swets Information Services B.V. filed for bankruptcy on September 23, 2014. The court of Amsterdam honoured this request and as per September 23, 2014 Swets Information Services B.V. is declared bankrupt. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme

Elsevier expands OA portfolio with two new journals – Preventive Medicine Reports and Sensing and Bio-Sensing Research

STM publisher Elsevier has announced the launch of a two new peer reviewed open access journals, Preventive Medicine Reports (PMR) and Sensing and Bio-Sensing Research. While PMR will publish original, scholarly manuscripts on the science and practice of disease prevention, health promotion, and public health policymaking, Sensing and Bio-Sensing Research will publish reviews and papers which describe important new concepts or provide important insights into the practical application, manufacture and commercialisation of bio-sensing and sensing technologies. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme

University of Canterbury selects Intota Assessment from ProQuest to simplify library collection management

The University of Canterbury recently selected IntotaTM Assessment from ProQuest as the best solution to address challenges in evaluating usage of their libraries’ collections and making collection management decisions based on evidence. Detailed overlap analysis helps a library determine what resources to renew, acquire or weed to generate greater return on investment of their collection. Additionally, quantitative and qualitative analysis helps identify trends or spot other collection development opportunities. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme

Entries for 2015 PROSE Awards now being accepted

Entries are now being accepted through October 31 for the 2015 PROSE Awards. The PROSE Awards, now in its 39th year, is a celebration of publishing that recognises outstanding and innovative scholarly contributions to the arts, humanities, sciences, and math. The prestigious awards are produced by the Association of American Publishers, Professional and Scholarly Publishing Division. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme

Atypon to host all Inderscience content on Literatum platform, beginning mid-2015

Scientific publisher Inderscience Publishers has announced the appointment of Atypon, a leading provider of software to the scientific and scholarly publishing industry, to host all Inderscience content from mid-2015 on its Literatum platform. Inderscience joins over 200 publishers who are publishing more than 6500 journals, 100,000 books, and 17 million articles on Literatum today. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme

Brill’s International Journal of Public Theology and Journal of Reformed Theology now included in SCOPUS

Scholarly publisher Brill has announced that two journals in its growing Theology program – International Journal of Public Theology (IJPT) and the Journal of Reformed Theology (JRT) – are now included in SCOPUS. With these additions, over 60 percent of Brill journals have now been selected for coverage in SCOPUS. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme

 

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by rheyer Posted on September 24, 2014

Swets files for bankruptcy, publishers urge customers to find alternative agents

Subscription agent SWETS has written to publishers that to protect the business interests of Swets & Zeitlinger Group BV, the company has requested the court in Amsterdam to declare a suspension of payments of Swets & Zeitlinger Group BV and appoint an administrator. Considering Swets’ current legal situation, publishers such as Elsevier, Springer, SAGE and Emerald Group Publishing, among others, have advised customers to check the status of any recent orders with Swets and assess the on-going use of Swets as a subscription agent until any legal procedures are closed. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme

McGraw Hill Financial to sell McGraw Hill Construction to Symphony Technology Group

Financial intelligence company McGraw Hill Financial has agreed to sell McGraw Hill Construction to Symphony Technology Group, a strategic private equity firm based in Palo Alto, California, for $320 million in cash. The transaction, which is expected to close during the fourth quarter of 2014, is subject to regulatory approval and customary closing conditions. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme

Zynx Health unveils ZynxCarebook, a mobile platform designed to improve care team collaboration across the healthcare continuum

Evidence- and experience-based clinical improvement solutions provider Zynx Health has announced the general availability of ZynxCarebook, a mobile platform designed to profoundly improve care team collaboration across the healthcare continuum. Similar to Zynx Health’s leading evidence-based intelligence, ZynxCarebook also enables healthcare organisations to radically improve care quality and optimize financial performance. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme

Research and Markets adds Open Access Journal Publishing Market 2014-2017 report to their offering

Market research and data services provider Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Open Access Journal Publishing 2014-2017” report to their offering. The report explains the origins of the open access movement, gives a timeline for its development, but most importantly, for the first time Simba Information quantifies open access’ position as a fast growing sub-segment of scholarly journal publishing. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme

The London Library opts for Ex Libris Primo and SFX OpenURL link resolver

Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that The London Library—a literary library active for over 170 years—has selected the Ex Libris Primo® discovery and delivery solution and SFX® OpenURL link resolver. These solutions will play a central role in enabling the Library to meet its strategic aims of improving support for research and making its collections more visible to members and prospective members. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme

Publishing Technology unveils new interface and enhanced features for ingentaconnect

Content solutions provider Publishing Technology has announced a new interface for its ingentaconnect platform, which claims to be the world’s largest resource for scholarly publications. The first part of the multi-phased relaunch of ingentaconnect.com sees the site’s user experience enhanced, access to information and navigation dramatically improved across the board, and a new-look, user-friendly homepage redesigned to highlight featured publications. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme

Inauguration of Cambridge University Press ‘Centre for Excellence’ marks turning point in history of India’s academic influence globally

Academic publisher Cambridge University Press, who has been active in South Asia for the last decade, has announced the launch of a world class ‘Centre for Excellence’ for the South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation in New Delhi, India. This marks a turning point in the organisation’s evolution and India’s history where for the first time the majority of the world-class academic research content, produced by Cambridge University Press, will be generated in India, at a Cambridge level of quality, to be distributed across the globe. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme

 

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Synthesis Update from Morgan & Claypool Publishers

by rheyer Posted on September 23, 2014

The following titles were published in August.

 

• Engineering Ethics: Peace, Justice, and the Earth, Second Edition
  George D. Catalano, State University of New York at Binghamton
  (Engineers, Technology and Society Series)
• FPGA-Accelerated Simulation of Computer Systems
  Hari Angepat, The University of Texas and Microsoft
  Derek Chiou, Microsoft and The University of Texas
  Eric S. Chung, Microsoft
  James C. Hoe, Carnegie Mellon University
  (Computer Architecture Series)
• Hard Problems in Software Testing: Solutions Using Testing as a Service (TaaS)
  Scott Tilley, Florida Institute of Technology
  Brianna Floss, Lockheed Martin
  (Software Engineering Series)
• Mathematical Tools for Shape Analysis and Description
  Silvia Biasotti, Bianca Falcidieno, Daniela Giorgi, and Michela Spagnuolo
  Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Italy
  (Computer Graphics and Animation Series)

 

 

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by rheyer Posted on September 23, 2014

Scope’s Hot Spot presentation at Frankfurt Book Fair to focus on the role of descriptive metadata & controlled vocabularies in improving semantic linkages

Scope e-Knowledge Center (Scope), a leading provider of knowledge services and a Quatrro Global Services company, will be presenting on “The role of descriptive metadata & controlled vocabularies in improving semantic linkages” at the Professional & Scientific Information (Hall 4.2) Hot Spot stage on October 8, 2014 from 10.00 – 10.20 am at the upcoming Frankfurt Book Fair. Rich Kobel, Vice President, Business Development, will explore challenges publishers face in improving the relevance of semantic linkages and how descriptive metadata coupled with controlled vocabularies, including ontologies and expert curation, can be the right solution. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme

Swedish Patent and Registration Office and STN International sign Global Value Pricing agreement

The Swedish Patent and Registration Office (PRV) and STN International, the leading platform for searching research and patent information, have signed a Global Value Pricing agreement providing PRV examiners unlimited access to the high-quality patent, non-patent and substance content unique to STN. Key databases available through STN include authoritative chemistry content from CAS, patent content from FIZ Karlsruhe and Thomson Reuters as well as a wide variety of patent and non-patent resources from prestigious providers that cover the broad spectrum of science and technology. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme

Nature Communications journal set to become open access only

Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG) has announced that Nature Communications is to become the first Nature-branded open access only journal. The number one open access journal in multidisciplinary sciences, Nature Communications is NPG’s flagship open access title. Nature Communications will accept open access research submissions from October 20, 2014. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme

Edison’s diaries, lab journals and letters now available in ProQuest® History Vault

ProQuest and Rutgers University are teaming to make the University’s acclaimed Thomas A. Edison Papers more accessible to scholars and students around the world. More than 175,000 of Edison’s laboratory notebooks, diaries, business records, correspondence, and other documents will now be available in ProQuest® History Vault, boosting access, precision search and cross-referencing of these documents with other digital archives from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme

Kudos and ORCID partner to help authors increase discoverability and impact of their work

Kudos, which helps researchers and institutions maximise the impact and visibility of their publications, has announced a partnership through which the ORCID researcher identifier will be integrated into the Kudos platform to facilitate authors’ ability to identify and claim publications. Kudos will also enable authors to register for an ORCID through the Kudos site. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme

Texas Tech University selects EBSCO Discovery Service as its discovery solution

EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) has announced that the Texas Tech University, a member of the Association of Research Libraries, has chosen EBSCO Discovery ServiceTM (EDS) as its discovery solution. As part of Texas Tech’s continuing effort to make searching its library resources as easy and comprehensive as possible, they have chosen EDS to offer students highly-refined relevancy ranking, instant access to full text and a fast, single search of the library’s vast collections. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme

Wolters Kluwer Clinical Drug Information used by more than 96 percent of Honor Roll Hospitals in latest U.S. News and World Report

Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health has announced that its Clinical Drug Information solutions are currently used by more than 96 percent of hospitals achieving Honor Roll status in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals 2014-2015 and Best Children’s Hospital’s 2014-2015 rankings. The 2014-15 hospital rankings evaluated surveys of more than 9,500 physicians across nearly 5,000 medical centers in the U.S. High scores within at least six of the 16 specialties evaluated earned 17 hospitals a place on the Honor Roll. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme

Digital Science grows its consultancy division, REF impact case studies to be analysed

Digital Science, a technology company with a focus on the sciences, has announced that its Consultancy division will undertake a new project to analyse the wider impact of the research undertaken by UK universities. Working in conjunction with sister company Nature Publishing Group and the policy institute at King’s College, London, the analysis commissioned by HEFCE and partners, will draw on the 6,975 impact case studies submitted to the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF). More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme

 

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by rheyer Posted on September 22, 2014

Cambridge University Press publishes new textbook on Aboriginal Health

Academic publisher Cambridge University Press has announced that it will publish Yatdjuligin: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nursing and Midwifery Care. This new textbook introduces students to the fundamentals of the healthcare of Indigenous Australians, from the perspective of both the patient and the professional. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme

IHS to make AMACOM publications available via IHS Knowledge Collections

IHS Inc. and AMACOM, a division of the American Management Association, has announced a new partnership that allows IHS to resell numerous AMACOM titles covering project management theory, process and best practice; as well as AMA handbooks on a variety of related topics. The titles available from the IHS-AMACOM partnership are a collection from AMACOM authors who are experts in their fields, and whose work stems from their experience as world-class educators, successful executives, business owners, trainers, consultants and journalists. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme

Risk and Decision Analysis journal names Prof. Nassim Nicholas Taleb as new Co-Editor-in-Chief

Professor Nassim Nicholas Taleb has recently been announced as new Co-Editor-in-Chief of Risk and Decision Analysis, a journal about risk mathematics, risk modeling and management, published by IOS Press. The journal emphasizes a theoretical and practical interdisciplinary vision of risk and its manifestations. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme

SLACK Inc. set to launch unique web-first news magazine, Healio Gastroenterology

STM publishing company SLACK Incorporated, publisher of Healio.com, is set to launch a unique web-first news magazine delivering peer-tested content. Published monthly, Healio Gastroenterology will compile the most-read content from Healio.com and distribute it in a print news magazine reaching 15,000 gastroenterologists and hepatologists in the United States. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme

The European Library Open Dataset takes its first step into research e-infrastructures

A subset of The European Library Open Dataset is now accessible through EUDAT’s research data discovery service – B2FIND, which will be presented during the 3rd EUDAT Conference taking place on September 24-25, in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The first European Library subset distributed to EUDAT consists of a selection of data of interest to research communities. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme

Reg Erhardt Library, SAIT Polytechnic selects YBP Library Services as primary monograph vendor

YBP Library Services (YBP), the academic division of Baker & Taylor, has announced that the Reg Erhardt Library at SAIT Polytechnic has selected YBP as their primary monograph vendor. Located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, SAIT Polytechnic is known as a leader in applied education, positioning people for successful careers in technology, trades and business. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme

Latest edition of Blogspeak now online

The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Kent Anderson (Cascades and Volcanoes — Are the Problems of Science in Public Discourse Getting Worse?); Joe Wikert (In the future, all content will be layered); Miriam Taegtmeyer (We need stronger evidence to make the case for close-to-community health providers); Rick Anderson (Meet the New Economy of Letters, Same As the Old Economy of Letters); and Benedikt Fecher (Academic publishing can free itself from its outdated path dependence by looking to alternative review mechanisms). Blogspeak includes blog posts relevant to the publishing industry, particularly STM publishing. Subscribers are invited to participate in the latest edition of Blogspeak Here.

 

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by rheyer Posted on September 19, 2014

All CERN-authored articles published in APS journal collection to be Open Access

The American Physical Society (APS) and The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) have announced a partnership to make all CERN-authored articles published in the APS journal collection to be Open Access. Articles in APS’ Physical Review Letters, Physical Review D, and Physical Review C in 2015 and 2016 will be covered by this agreement. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme

Elsevier and Australasian Research Management Society recognize talented young scientists at Scopus award ceremony

STM publisher Elsevier and the Australasian Research Management Society (ARMS) recognized the academic research achievements of 17 young scientists at the 5th Scopus Young Researcher of the Year Awards. With the Scopus Young Researcher of the Year Award, Elsevier supports early career researchers in their quest to advance science across multiple disciplines. The awards also recognize the contributions made by the Australasia research community to the global scientific landscape. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme

Tomsk State University (Russia) meets multidisciplinary needs through ProQuest

ProQuest has announced that Tomsk State University in Russia has selected ProQuest SciTech Collection to offer full-text access with comprehensive discovery (through extensive abstracts in the fields of natural science, technology, and engineering). In addition, they also chose ProQuest Psychology Journals, providing access to full-text journals and dissertations covering clinical and social psychology, as well as related fields such as genetics, psychology of business and economics, communication, criminology, addiction, neurology, and social welfare. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme

Open Access Week Kickoff Event program announced

The 2014 International Open Access Week Kickoff Event, co-hosted by SPARC and the World Bank, will focus on this year’s theme of “Generation Open.” The hour-long kickoff event will take place on October 20 at 3pm EDT at the World Bank headquarters in downtown Washington, DC. It aims to provide a forum for students and early career researchers to have a lively conversation with an expert panel representing research funders, university administrators, and scholarly societies, exploring how the transition to Open Access affects scholars and researchers at different stages of their careers. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme

COPE North American Seminar 2014 focuses on new technologies and behaviours for identifying publication ethics issues

The Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) North American Seminar was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, this August with a record breaking attendance from across the region of 81 delegates. The focus of the seminar was new technologies and behaviours for identifying publication ethics issues and those present were fortunate to be involved in an engaging and informative program covering a wide breadth of topics including persistent identifiers in the authoring process, linked content, open access and copyright, and a panel discussion on the use of plagiarism checking software and its effectiveness in identifying misconduct. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme

Dr. Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg named new Editor-in-Chief of the European Neuropsychopharmacology journal

The European College of Neuropsychopharmacology has announced Professor Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg, Director of the Central Institute of Mental Health in Mannheim, and Chair of Psychiatry at the University of Heidelberg, as the new editor-in-chief of European Neuropsychopharmacology (ENP), the official journal of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP). Meyer-Lindenberg was jointly appointed by the College and the journal’s publisher Elsevier, for a three year term. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme

New series of webinars and website content from SirsiDynix to address key industry resources, trends, and tools

SirsiDynix is launching a new series of webinars, blog posts, and downloadable content to address topics surrounding the value, visibility, and usage of libraries. Topics will also include current software trends, library stereotypes, and the skills needed to stay current as technology influences the way people interact with information and information professionals. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme

 

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by rheyer Posted on September 18, 2014

UK medical research charities join forces to support open access A consortium of six leading UK medical research charities will support the costs of making research articles from their funded research immediately and freely openly available to scientists, patients, and donors alike, through the recently announced joint Charity Open Access Fund. As charitable funders of medical research, the consortium is dedicated to maximizing the societal benefits that flow from the research funded. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Silvercloud Health and Wiley partner to provide online therapeutic solutions SilverCloud Health, a global provider of online behavioural and wellness solutions, has announced a strategic partnership with Wiley, a global provider of education, medical and psychological information for professionals, patients, researchers and students alike. The partnership will see the creation of a comprehensive range of therapeutic programs across behavioural health and long-term chronic disease management to be delivered via SilverCloud Health’s award-winning cloud-based technology platform. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme NISO announces publication of special themed issue of Information Standards Quarterly The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has announced the publication of a special themed issue of Information Standards Quarterly (ISQ) on the topic of Open Access Infrastructure. As Guest Content Editor, Liam Earney, Head of Library Support Services, Jisc, notes that 2013 seemed to have been a watershed for open access (OA). Driven by a number of policy announcements from funding bodies and governments worldwide, the question is no longer whether open access will or should happen, but rather how will it be implemented in a sustainable way. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme International Journal of Surgery opens archive of journal content The International Journal of Surgery (IJS) has opened up its archive of previously published content: after 24 months published journal issues become available for all to read. A key aim of the IJS is to improve surgical knowledge and patient care and it is hoped that by making these articles available to all will improve efforts to achieve this. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Utah State University selects EBSCO Discovery Service via Innovative’s Encore Duet EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) has announced that Utah State University has selected EBSCO Discovery ServiceTM via Encore Duet as its discovery solution to help the library consolidate its diverse resources. The service will also make resources more readily available to library users through an intuitive interface. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Cogent OA announces major upgrade to its user interface, supports research discovery and impact Cogent OA, an Open Access publisher backed by Taylor & Francis, has released a major upgrade to its user interface. Cogent OA’s new platform focuses on assisting authors in ensuring their work gets found and read by the broadest possible audience; and readers in making interesting new connections – both within and also from outside their direct fields of interest. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme

 

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by rheyer Posted on September 17, 2014

From augmented reality to zero warehousing, global drivers of innovation at the Frankfurt Hot Spots

Payment systems for digital content, video tools for distance learning, potential uses for 3-D technologies, augmented reality in children’s books: the exhibitors at the five Frankfurt Hot Spots offer a wide range of different solutions for all aspects of creating and distributing digital content. With more than 90 exhibitors from around 30 countries, the Hot Spots will once again showcase complex and innovative applications at the Frankfurt Book Fair (8–12 October 2014). Over the five days of the Book Fair the Hot Spots will host about 140 events and presentations, demonstrating the productivity and innovative strengths of the industry. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme

ProQuest announces ebooks partnership with leading Irish Booksellers

ProQuest Ebooks has partnered with O’Mahony’s, Irish booksellers and library suppliers, to deliver key content from leading publishers to institutions across Ireland and the UK. This new partnership will enable O’Mahony’s customers to purchase over 600,000 ebook titles, which can be chosen title-by-title and then owned outright by the library. The titles are offered through ProQuest ebook companies ebrary and EBL. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme

SAGE partners with Golden Goose Award to support seemingly peculiar research that makes a big impact

Academic and professional publisher SAGE has announced its partnering sponsorship of the 2014 Golden Goose Award. Conceived in 2012 by Congressman Jim Cooper (D-TN), the purpose of the award is to honour researchers whose federally funded work may not have seemed to have significant practical applications at the time it was conducted, but has resulted in significant benefits to society. The 2014 award recipients will be honored at the third annual Golden Goose Awards Ceremony on September 18 at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme

Kate Lawrence named VP of User Research at EBSCO Information Services

EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) has named Kate Lawrence Vice President, User Research. Lawrence leads the User Research Team and the research activities that enable EBSCO to gain user insight and improve the customer experience across the portfolio of EBSCO products. Lawrence has been a User Experience (UX) practitioner for more than 20 years, starting her career in health care designing online order entry systems for Brigham and Women’s Hospital, then moving into online travel, where she worked in User Experience at TripAdvisor and SilverRail Technologies. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme

ÜberResearch launches Dimensions for Funders

ÜberResearch, a leading software developer for research funding organisations, has launched Dimensions for Funders, a cloud based business intelligence application coupled with a global database of funded research projects. Dimensions for Funders will allow funding organisations, non-profits and governmental institutions globally to search, categorise and analyse grant, publication and researcher databases for reporting and decision making. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme

The Alma Community Zone Advisory Group introduces guidelines for the Ex Libris Alma Community catalogue

Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that the international group of renowned library experts who advise Ex Libris on the Alma Community Zone has completed the guidelines and policies underlying the Alma Community Catalog. The advisory group analysed the needs and objectives of Alma users, best practices in metadata, and ways to facilitate collaboration, so as to develop the most appropriate policies for the open and shared Alma community catalogue. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme

Future Science Group announces significant Impact Factor increases for two of its key journals

Publisher Future Science Group has announced significant Impact Factor increases for two of its key journals – Epigenomics and Nanomedicine. The Impact Factor of Epigenomics increased 115 percent to 5.215, while Nanomedicine increased 11 percent to 5.824. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme

Maryvonne Enjolras joins OCLC EMEA as Regional Director

OCLC, the non-profit computer library service and research organisation, has announced that Maryvonne Enjolras has joined OCLC EMEA as Regional Director. In this newly created role, Enjolras is overseeing the expansion of OCLC services in France, Portugal and Spain. She will be based in OCLC’s new office in Barcelona. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme

 

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by rheyer Posted on September 16, 2014

Australian Research Council selects Elsevier’s Scopus for ERA 2015 assessment

STM publisher Elsevier recently announced that the Australian Research Council (ARC) has selected Scopus, the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed scientific literature, as the bibliometric provider for its 2015 Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) assessment. This is the third consecutive time Scopus has been chosen as the sole citation provider for ERA. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme

Thomson Reuters celebrates sesquicentennial anniversary of the Zoological Record

The Intellectual Property and Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced the 150th anniversary of the Zoological Record, the oldest continuous bibliographic database in life sciences and the leading and most comprehensive source for biodiversity, systematics and zoological information. Housed within the Web of Science, the Zoological Record serves as the world’s unofficial, but primary, animal-name repository covering the entire animal kingdom, including living and fossil species. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme

Royal Society of Chemistry names Jan Kuras as new Open Access Development Manager

The Royal Society of Chemistry has announced the appointment of scientific information and publishing industry specialist Jan Kuras to lead and implement the organisation’s open access strategy. Kuras joins RSC’s publishing team as Open Access Development Manager and brings over 20 years’ experience in scientific information and publishing to this new role, including in product development, strategy and business planning. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme

Nature Publishing Group partners with The Systems Biology Institute to launch OA journal npj Systems Biology and Applications

Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group has announced a new partnership with The Systems Biology Institute, Tokyo, to launch npj Systems Biology and Applications, an online open access journal dedicated to publishing high quality research. The journal will begin accepting submissions in November 2014 and publish its first articles on nature.com in Q1 2015. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme

SAGE acquires Symposium Journals, strengthens education journal portfolio

Academic publisher SAGE has announced the purchase of education journals publisher, Symposium Journals Limited. The sale was announced jointly by Roger Osborn-King of Symposium Journals and Ziyad Marar, SAGE’s Global Publishing Director. The acquisition results in Symposium’s entire journal portfolio of nine titles becoming a part of SAGE’s journal program. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme

Publishers to celebrate Banned Books Week with events, resources and more for readers and others

Member organisations of the Association of American Publishers are actively participating and engaging readers, educators and book lovers of all kinds in the 32nd annual Banned Books Week, September 21—27. AAP was a founding member of Banned Books Week and continues to collaborate with libraries, schools, teachers, bookstores, authors and others on this annual celebration of the freedom to read. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme

OUP Southern Africa named Academic Publisher of the Year

Academic publisher Oxford University Press Southern Africa (OUPSA) won the Sefika Academic Publisher of the Year award 2014 on August 26. It is the sixth time since 2006 that OUPSA has won the award, which recognizes outstanding achievements and contributions to the South African book industry. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme

 

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