Knowledgespeak Newsletter

19 April 2013

Thomson Reuters releases 'Research Fronts 2013: 100 Top Ranked Specialties in the Sciences and Social Sciences' report The IP & Science business of Thomson Reuters has released its report, 'Research Fronts 2013: 100 Top Ranked Specialties in the Sciences and Social Sciences,' identifying 100 important research areas across multiple fields of science. By examining highly cited research papers from 2007 through 2012, Thomson Reuters identified research fronts built on recently published 'core,' or foundational, journal articles. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Sparrows selects Knovel for global engineering teams Sparrows, the global provider of oilfield engineering services, has selected Knovel to increase efficiency in its global business by enabling its engineering teams to work 'smarter and faster' with access to a consistent source of engineering references. Used by engineers worldwide, Knovel is a Web-based application integrating technical information with analytical and search tools that delivers answers engineers can trust. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme JISC's metadata application profile for repositories to comply with RCUK's new OA policy RCUK's revised policy on OA for publicly-funded research to be disseminated through OA routes is coming into force this month. A metadata application profile called RIOXX has been developed by JISC and UKOLN to ensure that university institutional repositories can start to comply with this policy. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme EBSCO appoints Paul Harwood as new GM to lead UK and Nordic operations Library resources provider EBSCO has appointed Paul Harwood to a new role as General Manager of the UK and Nordic operations for EBSCO Information Services. Paul will officially start with EBSCO on May 30, 2013. Well known in the library, publisher, and intermediary communities, Harwood has been active on various committees and professional interest groups, including a long association with UKSG, where he was Chair between 2006-2008. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Mellon Grant awarded to NISO to encode e-resource license templates in ONIX-PL The Mellon Foundation has awarded the NISO a grant to support the encoding of a collection of template licences for e-resources into the ONIX for Publications Licenses (ONIX-PL) format. The encodings will be deposited into the GOKb and KB+ knowledgebase for free distribution to libraries. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme DEStech Publications announces inaugural issue of The Journal on Multifunctional Composites DEStech Publications, Inc., best known for advanced publications in engineering and science, has announced the inaugural issue of The Journal of Multifunctional Composites, edited by Dr. Gaurav Nilakantan of the University of Southern California. The journal is dedicated to identifying and publishing original work on multifunctional materials and structures. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Ingram Content Group in deal with EBL to expand OASIS Library Platform Ingram Content Group Inc., a US-based provider of physical and digital services to the book industry, has announced an agreement with EBL - Ebook Library, an e-book aggregator serving academic, corporate and research libraries worldwide. The deal will allow libraries to search and purchase EBL e-book content on the Ingram OASIS content platform for academic libraries worldwide. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme ACCUCOMS launches training services for publishers in Turkey ACCUCOMS, a Netherlands-based provider of sales and marketing services to scholarly and society publishers, has announced the launch of a dedicated training team for publishers in Turkey. ACCUCOMS has now an established training team in Turkey dedicated to train end subscribers of scholarly publishers active in the market. 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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