Knowledgespeak Newsletter

10 January 2013

JISC welcomes launch of ORCID as tool to identify researchers The JISC has joined organisations from across the UK higher education network to welcome the launch of the Open Researcher and Contributor Identifier (ORCID). The adoption of ORCID is stated to be a solution to the current challenges of being able to search for work accurately. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Elsevier acquires Aureus Sciences STM publisher Elsevier has announced the acquisition of Aureus Sciences, a Paris, France, based privately held company that provides databases and information tools to pharmaceutical and biotech companies. The acquisition is effective immediately and financial terms of the transaction are not being disclosed. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme EBSCO Publishing acquires PEMSoft, expands evidence-based Pediatric content Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO) has expanded its evidence-based healthcare content with the acquisition of PEMSoft, a premiere pediatric point-of-care clinical information resource. PEMSoft is an online clinical library and multimedia decision support system that addresses acute and chronic illness and injury conditions in children from newborn to young adult. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Knovel expands Yaws' Critical Property Data for Chemical Engineers and Chemists Knovel, the US-based provider of a web-based application integrating technical information with analytical and search tools, has announced an expansion to Yaws' Critical Property Data for Chemical Engineers and Chemists which it launched in July 2012. The expanded database now includes data on superheated, saturated and subcooled fluids, mixtures, refrigerants and various materials used in chemical plant construction and equipment design - information previously unavailable in a single reference database. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Brill acquires English-language Entomology publications programme from Apollo Books Scholarly publisher Brill has finalised an agreement with Apollo Books (Denmark) to acquire the English-language Entomology publications programme as well as a small number of other Biology titles. Effective immediately, Brill will assume publishing responsibilities for the acquired titles. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Harvard Health Publications, RosettaBooks release e-book series RosettaBooks and Harvard Health Publications have launched worldwide a line of eight original e-books named 'A Harvard Medical School Guide'. The short, accessible, informative e-books are available on all major sites where e-books are sold. In the US, the digital list price for each is $5.99. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Dr. Jeffrey Burr named Editor-in-Chief of Research on Aging Academic publisher SAGE has announced that Dr. Jeff Burr has been appointed as the new Editor-in-Chief of Research on Aging (ROA), an international journal from SAGE that publishes research on the critical issues that face today's elderly population. Dr. Burr will be replacing Dr. Debra Parker Oliver, who was editor-in-chief of ROA from 2010. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme TEMIS named SIIA CODiE Award finalist for Best Semantic Technology Solution TEMIS, a US-based provider of Semantic Content Enrichment Solutions for the Enterprise, has announced that its flagship Luxid Content Enrichment Platform was named a finalist for the 2013 SIIA Content CODiE Awards for "Best Semantic Technology Solution." Serving as the pre-eminent awards programme for the software and information industries, the SIIA CODiE Awards have been honouring excellence for 27 years. 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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