Elsevier announces enhancements to Pure Experts Portal STM publisher Elsevier has announced the launch of a new version of the Pure Experts Portal, its leading research information management system, and part of the Elsevier Research Intelligence portfolio of integrated tools and services. The Pure Experts Portal is an easy-to-use analytical web-based tool that enables universities,… Read More »
Scope to participate in ALPSP International Conference Scope e-Knowledge Center (Scope), a leading provider of knowledge services and a Quatrro Global Services company, is pleased to announce its participation in the forthcoming ALPSP International Conference, to be held at The Park Inn by Radisson Hotel & Conference Centre London Heathrow, from September 9 – 11,… Read More »
New release of BizInt Smart Charts for Patents integrates with new STN to enable more efficient, insightful reporting and analysis of search results Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) and BizInt Solutions, Inc. have announced a collaboration empowering search professionals using new STN to seamlessly transition from precision searching to customised reporting and analysis for Intellectual Property… Read More »
NISO unveils new Primer Series with the publication of Primer on Research Data Management The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has launched a new Primer Series on information management technology issues with the publication of the first primer on the topic of Research Data Management. Two more primers on the topics of Understanding Metadata and… Read More »
Wolters Kluwer’s Clinical Drug Information solutions used in 25 out of the 27 top-scoring hospitals in the US The Health division of Wolters Kluwer, a global provider of information and point of care solutions for the healthcare industry, has announced that its Clinical Drug Information solutions are used in 25 out of the 27 top-scoring… Read More »
Frankfurt Book Fair to host THE MARKETS – Global Publishing Summit 2015 THE MARKETS – Global Publishing Summit 2015, the new conference to kick off the Frankfurt Book Fair (14-18 October 2015) will set the stage for the world’s largest industry event. The one-day conference will focus on seven international book markets, which will be… Read More »
https://www.elsevier.com/books-and-journals/books/moneyball/whitepaper or http://communications.elsevier.com/res/elsevier_uk/Moneyball%20White%20Paper.pdf Playing “Moneyball” in Librarianship:The Winning Strategy of Gap Analysis By Tommy Doyle Senior Vice President, Elsevier Data, driving high-quality decisions, can be a powerful vehicle for change. By empowering librarians with fact-based analytics, their libraries can become more prominent and valuable. Such “gap analysis” provides librarians greater visibility into usage behavior, as… Read More »
American Mathematical Society’s Mathematical Reviews and National Transportation Library join NFAIS The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS), a global non-profit membership organisation serving the information community, has announced that the American Mathematical Society’s Mathematical Reviews and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) National Transportation Library have joined NFAIS as new members. The AMS,… Read More »
Elsevier launches My Knovel ToGo tablet app for Android and iOS STM publisher Elsevier has announced the availability of the My Knovel ToGo tablet application for Android and iOS. My Knovel ToGo is a mobile reader that provides both on- and offline access to Knovel content that users select from their subscription entitlements. This supports… Read More »
Elsevier’s PharmaPendium boosts UCL’s research in drug repurposing and personalised medicine STM publisher Elsevier has announced that UCL has subscribed to PharmaPendium, part of Elsevier’s R&D Solutions for Pharma and Life Sciences. PharmaPendium is a decision support solution designed to help improve drug development decisions by enabling access to the most comprehensive resource of fully… Read More »