Knowledgespeak Newsletter

29 April 2013

New issue brief from Elsevier identifies potential impact of evidence-based medicine in meeting healthcare challenges STM publisher Elsevier has announced the availability of the first in a series of issue briefs on evidence-based medicine (EBM). The issue brief, 'Building a Business Case for Evidence-Based Medicine,' reveals the urgent need for EBM, as identified in a roundtable discussion of healthcare industry thought leaders at the CMIO Leadership Forum: Transforming Healthcare Through Evidence-based Medicine, last fall in Chicago. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme medicalphysicsweb launches iPad supplement Non-profit scientific publisher IOP Publishing (IOP) has announced that medicalphysicsweb, the website for the medical physics community, has launched an iPad version of its supplement, the medicalphysicsweb review. The supplement, which is available to download from the Apple Store for free, is published several times a year to coincide with the key conferences in the field. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme BioMed Central appoints Caroline Black as Senior Publisher Open access publisher BioMed Central has announced the appointment of Caroline Black as Senior Publisher. Caroline is moving from her position as Managing Director of Portland Press Limited and Group Head of Publishing for the Biochemical Society. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Australia's Swinburne University of Technology goes live with Ex Libris' Alma Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that Australia's Swinburne University of Technology - an Alma collaborative partner - is in production with the Ex Libris Alma library management solution. In addition, Swinburne University is the first live Alma site whose cloud-based services are delivered by the company's new data center in Singapore. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme OCLC Global Council discusses impact of global cooperation on libraries The OCLC Global Council met in The Hague to discuss the opportunities and challenges libraries face in an increasingly global environment and the importance of international cooperation. It also elected leaders for next year, elected a new trustee, and announced results from regional council elections. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Future Medicinal Chemistry publishes special focus issue on boron chemistry Future Medicinal Chemistry has published a special focus issue dedicated to boron chemistry, with contributions from academic experts based in Europe, North America and Asia. This special focus issue is guest edited by PV Ramachandran (Purdue University), a Herbert Brown Professor and a leading expert in organoborane research. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Library Copyright Alliance supports GSU in amicus brief in copyright lawsuit The LCA has filed an amicus brief in support of Georgia State University in the appeal of Cambridge U. Press et al. v. Mark P. Becker et al. LCA argues that GSU's content policy is consistent with widespread best practices for fair use at academic libraries. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Latest edition of Blogspeak now online The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Phil Davis (Institutional Repository Study Is Recast in UK Political Light); Pat Thomson (Heroic impact narratives create a dangerous divide between the researcher and the local context); Indiatimes (E-Books Challenge Traditional Reading: Survey); Joseph Esposito (The Law of Unintended Consequences Pays a Visit to the OSTP); and Alison Flood (Ebook anxieties increase as publishing revolution rolls on). Blogspeak includes blog posts relevant to the publishing industry, particularly STM publishing. Subscribers are invited to participate in the latest edition of Blogspeak Here. 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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