Knowledgespeak Newsletter

28 September 2012

Elsevier and Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China launch ISTIC-Elsevier Journal Assessment Research Center STM publisher Elsevier and Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China (ISTIC) have announced the establishment and opening of the ISTIC-Elsevier Journal Assessment Research Center. Based in Beijing, the mission of the ISTIC-Elsevier Journal Assessment Research Center is to enhance China's opportunities in bibliometric research. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Two high energy physics journals from Springer to participate in SCOAP3 The Sponsoring Consortium for Open Access Publishing in Particle Physics (SCOAP3) has chosen two Springer journals to participate in the initiative. The SCOAP3 consortium aims to convert journals in high energy physics to open access. The two journals are: the Journal of High Energy Physics and the European Physical Journal C. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme University of Utah, NPG join Labtiva's pilot for access to single journal articles Software company Labtiva has launched a pilot programme that seeks to provide libraries and institutions with affordable and instant access to scientific articles in non-subscribed journals. The first participants in the pilot programme, called ReadCube Access, are the University of Utah and Nature Publishing Group. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Northern Caribbean University selects EBSCO Discovery Service to help increase database usage Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing has announced that the Northern Caribbean University in Jamaica has selected EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) to provide an easy to use and powerful discovery tool that will search the university's entire collection. The discovery solution from EBSCO will be known as SmartQuest and will be used to search all of the University's databases as well as the library's catalogue. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Maney Publishing to deploy Editorial Manager to humanities and social science journals Academic publisher Maney Publishing has announced that it will be deploying the Editorial Manager (EM) peer review system to some 40 humanities and social science (HSS) publications in the near future. EM is currently available for Maney's entire list of STM journals and interest in using online submission and refereeing has been growing amongst HSS journals for some years. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Association of Research Libraries releases free recording of MINES for Libraries Webcast The Association of Research Libraries has released a free recording of the MINES for Libraries Webcast, held on September 18, 2012. The webcast provides potential and current participants with vital information about the MINES (Measuring the Impact of Networked Electronic Services) for Libraries service, an online, transaction-based survey that collects data on the reasons people use electronic resources and on the demographics of users. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Four new publishers to participate in CLOCKSS Archive The CLOCKSS Archive has announced the participation of four new publishers in its digital preservation archive. The publishers include the American Diabetes Association, the American Meteorological Society, Clay Minerals Society and the Society of Exploration Geophysicists. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme The University of Birmingham goes live with Ex Libris' Primo and Aleph solutions Ex Libris Group has announced that the University of Birmingham libraries have extended their suite of Ex Libris solutions with the selection of the Primo discovery and delivery solution and the Aleph integrated library system (ILS). The selection of Primo and Aleph was driven by the Library Division's desire to offer users a robust discovery experience supported by a strong ILS that would be capable of managing the libraries' extensive collections. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Cengage Learning appoints Julian Drinkall as President of EMEA and India regions Cengage Learning, a US-based provider of innovative teaching, learning and research solutions, has announced the appointment of Julian Drinkall to President and CEO, Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA) and India, effective September 27, 2012. In his new role, Drinkall will focus on driving growth across the EMEA and India business building new opportunities with international partners and customers and strengthening core existing relationships. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme You are receiving this email newsletter as part of your Knowledgespeak membership. You can unsubscribe instantly from any of our email newsletters by clicking here.

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Knowledgespeak Newsletter

27 September 2012

Elsevier launches new OA journal - NeuroImage: Clinical STM publisher Elsevier has announced the launch of NeuroImage: Clinical, a new open access journal and sister journal to NeuroImage. The journal provides a vehicle for communicating important advances in the study of abnormal structure-function relationships of the human nervous system based on imaging. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme WK Health announces enhancements to Sentri7 Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health) has announced that several new enhancements have been added to Sentri7, a web-based, enterprise-wide electronic surveillance application that helps hospital staff identify at-risk patients. The Sentri7 Pharmacy Module now features integration with Lexicomp drug information to improve patient outcomes at the point-of-care. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Springer in deal to publish book series with British Society for Immunology STM publisher Springer and the British Society for Immunology (BSI) have announced an agreement to publish six books per year, to be included in Springer's long-running book series, Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology. The edited volumes and monographs by renowned scientists will present the latest scientific advances in immunology research. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme EBSCO Publishing and Capita partner to enhance library resource discovery Capita, a UK-based provider of BPO and integrated professional support service solutions, and research database and discovery service provider, EBSCO Publishing, have announced a partnership to offer integrated access to extensive electronic resources within Capita's existing library resource discovery solution, Prism and EBSCO Discovery Service. Users will now be able to search their library's comprehensive collection of electronic databases and physical library stock using a single search box. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme ICAP in collaboration with NIST, UNH-IOL for conformity assessment programme The IEEE Conformity Assessment Program will collaborate with the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory. The organisations will work on the development of a conformity assessment initiative for the IEEE C37.238 (Power Profile) addressing the smart grid market. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme OCLC adds Italian public library records to WorldCat Library information provider OCLC has added the records of a group of more than 100 public libraries in the province of Trento, Italy, to WorldCat. This addition significantly increases the number of Italian language records in what is claimed to be the world's largest database of items held in libraries. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Pearson launches Early Edition eBook service Pearson, a US-based provider of educational content and services, has announced that readers everywhere will now have the opportunity to get early access to important, time-sensitive topics and technologies before the official publication. Available exclusively through Pearson, Early Edition multi-format eBooks (PDF, ePUB, and MOBI) have been through preliminary stages of editing and technical review, but content and presentation are not yet final. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme ALA to join Library 2.012 Worldwide Virtual Conference as partner The American Library Association (ALA) has announced that it will join the Library 2.012 Worldwide Virtual Conference again as a partner. During the event, ALA staff and members will share expertise and content in several sessions on the programme. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme You are receiving this email newsletter as part of your Knowledgespeak membership. You can unsubscribe instantly from any of our email newsletters by clicking here.

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