2015 ALPSP Conference begins The ALPSP 2015 conference began with a compelling and discussion provoking keynote by Anurag Acharya, Co-creator of Google Scholar. His keynote titled “What happens when your library is worldwide and all articles are easy to find?” covered the changes in scholarly communication and how user behaviour has evolved in response to… Read More »
Wolters Kluwer and Laerdal Medical expand vSim for Nursing Wolters Kluwer and Laerdal Medical have expanded vSim for NursingTM with 52 additional curriculum-driven patient scenarios to be used with Fundamentals, Pharmacology, Gerontology, Maternity, and Pediatric curriculum. With vSim for Nursing, nursing students experience realistic patient encounters that are essential to their success in clinical practice.… Read More »
Spotlight on international business at THE MARKETS – Global Publishing Summit China, Indonesia, Mexico, Turkey: these and three other relevant book and media markets are the focus of THE MARKETS – Global Publishing Summit, the new conference to kick off the Frankfurt Book Fair (14-18 October 2015). As part of the one-day conference, to be… Read More »
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 »
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 »