Knowledgespeak Newsletter

23 January 2013

Russian Government selects Scopus for national research assessment STM publisher Elsevier has announced that the Russian government has officially selected Scopus as a tool for its national research assessment. Measuring research performance forms a significant part of Russia's 'Science and Technology Development in 2013-2020' program as declared by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev in 2012. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Thomson Reuters expands Book Citation Index through partnerships with top publishers The IP & Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced the expansion of the Book Citation Index through partnerships with top publishers such as Elsevier, Johns Hopkins University Press and the University of Chicago Press. These publishers, among others, will greatly enhance available content in the Index by adding 10,000 books in 2013, increasing the total to nearly 50,000 books from a variety of commercial, non-profit and university presses worldwide. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme ProQuest set to acquire EBL Information resources and technologies provider ProQuest has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Ebook Library (EBL), which will significantly expand its e-book delivery and aggregation capabilities with libraries worldwide. The acquisition will further ProQuest's goal of enhancing the research experience, enabling users to seamlessly discover content across multiple formats including books, journals, dissertations, newspapers, and video. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Knovel announces expansion to Yaws' Critical Property Data for Chemical Engineers and Chemists Knovel 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 Thieme, University Health Network of Toronto unveil online radiology tool, Medlantis Thieme and the University Health Network of Toronto have announced the launch of Medlantis, an online tool for radiology professionals, educators and students. Medlantis is organised into individual modules that contain video lectures and links to relevant Thieme eRadiology and RadCases content. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme IOP Publishing endorses KBART Non-profit scientific publisher IOP Publishing (IOP) has endorsed the KBART (Knowledge Bases And Related Tools) Recommended Practice, a joint NISO and UKSG initiative, as part of its commitment to supporting librarians. The initiative has established industry standards for the timely exchange of metadata between content providers and libraries in OpenURL knowledge bases. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme New open-access medical journal CMAJ Open set to launch CMAJ Open, a new online open-access research journal from the same family as the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ), will begin publishing late January 2013. The journal is owned by the Canadian Medical Association (CMA). More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Portland Academic Health Libraries consortium selects Ex Libris Primo and Alma Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that the Portland Academic Health Libraries (PAHL) consortium has selected the Primo discovery and delivery solution and the Alma resource management service. The consortium has chosen Alma to transform its libraries' methods of operation and even more important, the way in which they manage their collaboration with a diverse range of partners both in the region and further. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Ingram adds Random House content to MyiLibrary e-book platform Ingram Content Group has announced that it will now offer Random House, Inc. US titles to libraries via the MyiLibrary platform. Random House will add more than 36,000 titles to the platform including front list and popular back list titles from all imprints. 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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