Knowledgespeak Newsletter

11 May 2012

Elsevier presents clinical insight engine ClinicalKey at Health In4matic Expo STM publisher Elsevier has announced that it presented ClinicalKey, which claims to be the world's first 'clinical insight engine', at the Health In4matics Expo. ClinicalKey initially launched in April this year, with an institutionally focused product whose primary users will be clinicians at hospitals, healthcare systems and medical schools. Beginning in Q3 2012, Elsevier will market an individual clinician version. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme NFAIS to hold workshop next month on digital information and user behaviour The NFAIS will hold a one-day workshop, Digital Information and User Behavior: Transforming Libraries, Content and Learning, on June 15 in Philadelphia from 9:00am - 4:30pm EDST. Virtual attendance is optional for those unable to travel to Philadelphia and discounted registrations are available now through June 1. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme National science academies of 15 countries call on world leaders for action on global challenges The Royal Society, the UK's national academy of science, together with national science academies of 15 countries have issued joint statements calling on world leaders about to meet at the upcoming G8 Summit and other international gatherings this year to give greater consideration to the vital role science and technology could play in addressing some of the planet's most pressing challenges. The 'G-Science' statements recommend that governments engage the international research community in developing systematic, innovative solutions to global dilemmas. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme British Library Board appoints Roly Keating as new Chief Executive The Board of the British Library, the national library of the UK, has appointed Roly Keating as the Library's new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Keating, currently Director of Archive Content at the BBC, and a former Controller of BBC Two and BBC Four, will take up his new role on September 12, 2012. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Official journal of the American Urological Association wins 2012 ASAE Gold Circle Award The American Urological Association (AUA) has announced that its official journal, The Journal of Urology, has won the 2012 ASAE Gold Circle Award (Peer-Reviewed Journal category). The Gold Circle Awards honour extraordinary communication efforts across nine categories. The Peer-Reviewed Journal category judged nominees on clarity, completeness of author guidelines, writing style/quality and peer-review process. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Ex Libris Group announces version 3.0 of Rosetta digital preservation system Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced the release of version 3.0 of the Rosetta digital preservation system. This new module enables each institution to organise and manage collections in the most effective way for the institution's specific requirements. With version 3, collections can contain a number of subcollections, each with its own descriptive metadata record and access rights policy. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme ScienceIndex.com adds Pharmacology and Psychiatry categories ScienceIndex.com, a Web 2.0 sciences social network, has announced that it has added two new categories - Pharmacology and Psychiatry. While the Pharmacology category covers composition, uses, and effects of drugs, the Psychiatry category covers the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental and emotional disorders. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Swets-powered research service Mendeley Institutional Edition goes live The Mendeley Institutional Edition (MIE) powered by Swets has gone live. It is a research service provided by libraries that reportedly improves the productivity of researchers, and gives the library the real-time visibility they need to continuously improve their services. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme

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