Knowledgespeak Newsletter

26 February 2013

Reed Exhibitions announces new scheduling for the London Book Fair's annual Digital Minds Conference in 2014 Reed Exhibitions has announced that the London Book Fair 2014 will take place at Earls Court from April 8 -10 in 2014. The annual Digital Minds Conference - which will be in its sixth year - will take place on a week day, Monday, April 7, in line with other international book fair and conference programmes. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Elsevier launches InOrder, an evidence-based, collaborative order sets solution STM publisher Elsevier has announced the launch of InOrder, an intuitive, cloud-based order sets solution. InOrder is designed to improve patient outcomes and meaningful use attestation by providing intuitive authoring, superior usability and high quality content. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme RSC head welcomes House of Lords tech committee's report on open access RSC head Dr Robert Parker has welcomed the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee's report on the implementation of OA. According to Dr Parker, the outcomes of the inquiry respond directly to the serious concerns raised by both the research community and scientific publishers. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme 2013 ASCE E-Books and Standards collection now available for purchase The American Society of Civil Engineers has announced that the 2013 ASCE E-Books & Standards collection is now available for purchase at a special pre-launch rate. The collection will launch on ascelibrary.org on May 1, 2013. Access options include an annual subscription or one-time, perpetual access purchase. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Registrations now open for ARL workshop on library value The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has announced that registration is now open for a workshop on library value, to be hosted by ARL on July 1, 2013, in conjunction with the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference in Chicago. Megan Oakleaf, associate professor in the iSchool at Syracuse University, will lead the half-day event, 'Library Value: Conceptualizing, Capturing & Communicating Impact.' More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme AIP Publishing hails OSTP directive for federal agencies to develop public access policies AIP Publishing has reviewed the OSTP directive outlining guidelines for federal agencies to develop plans supporting increased public access to federally-funded research. The directive is stated to align with the values of scholarly publishers in ensuring that the public has access to the best scientific information. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme CRC Press' new web portal aggregates STM expert author resources for researchers, academics, librarians and book buyers STM publisher CRC Press has announced the launch of Featured Authors, a new web portal that connects researchers, academics, librarians and book buyers with authoritative authors in their fields. Available at www.crcpress.com/authors, Featured Authors makes books, bios, events and social media information readily accessible to online audiences at no cost. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme BioMed Central expands BMC-series portfolio, launches BMC Psychology Open access publisher BioMed Central has announced the launch of BMC Psychology, the latest addition to the BMC-series portfolio. This marks a significant milestone for the BMC-series family of open access journals, as it is the first new journal since 2008 and will lead the way for other new launches within the series. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme UBM DeusM and UBM Live launch PharmaEvolution.com UBM DeusM, the integrated marketing services arm of UBM, and UBM Live have launched PharmaEvolution.com, a new online community that will address the needs of professionals in pharmaceutical research and development, manufacturing, supply chain management, and quality. PharmaEvolution.com will establish a global, peer-to-peer network to help professionals grapple with the sweeping changes affecting the pharmaceutical industry today. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme QNRF launches new mobile app, expands global digital reach Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) has announced the launch of its new mobile application, making it one of the few research funding agencies globally to employ such technology. The user-friendly 'app' operates on the latest iOS-enabled devices, and is available in both Arabic and English to iPhone and iPad users free of charge. 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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