Knowledgespeak Newsletter

21 June 2013

Global Nature Publishing Index 2012 supplement released, United States continues to dominate world science The United States remains the superpower of science, dominating a ranking of the world's top 200 institutions in 2012, published in the first Nature Publishing Index (NPI) Global supplement. The UK, Germany and Japan make up a solid top four countries in terms of high quality science output. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Springer unveils French and Italian language-specific eBook collections STM publisher Springer has announced that it is now offering two more language-specific eBook collections, in French and Italian. These collections aim to address the needs of the French- and Italian-language research communities who now have the option of accessing relevant scientific content from medicine, mathematics, computer science and other fields. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme IOP Publishing journals show Impact Factor growth for ninth consecutive year IOP Publishing, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Institute of Physics, has announced that the 2012 Impact Factors, published by Thomson Reuters, show growth for many of its journals for the ninth consecutive year. This year, 33 of the titles published by IOP have seen an increase in citations from last year. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme McGraw-Hill Education to acquire ALEKS Corporation Digital learning company McGraw-Hill Education has signed an agreement to acquire ALEKS Corporation, the privately held developer of the ALEKS adaptive learning technology for the K-12 and higher education markets. The move strengthens McGraw-Hill Education's position as the leader in delivering personalised learning experiences through adaptive technology. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Polyclinic Surgery Center selects ProVation Medical software for documentation and coding Wolters Kluwer Health has announced that Polyclinic Surgery Center has selected its ProVation Medical software for gastroenterology procedure documentation and coding. Located in Seattle, WA, Polyclinic Surgery Center is part of The Polyclinic, one of the largest multi-specialty clinics in the Puget Sound region with more than 200 primary care, specialty physicians and advanced practice clinicians. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme University of Utah selects next-generation Ex Libris Alma library management service Ex Libris Group has announced that the University of Utah has selected the next-generation Ex Libris Alma library management service. Alma is delivered on a software-as-a-service (SaaS) basis and as such is upgraded, enhanced, and maintained without the involvement of library staff. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme ARL partners with SAA to offer Digital Archives Specialist courses at ARL Libraries Registration is now open for the first offering of Society of American Archivists (SAA) Digital Archives Specialist (DAS) courses targeted for staff in ARL member institutions. ARL is working with SAA to deliver four DAS courses back-to-back in a single week, travelling across 11 different ARL host libraries over the next 18 months. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme NISO members elect new leadership for 2013-2014 term The voting membership of the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has elected new leadership for the 2013-2014 term that begins on July 1, 2013. Heather Reid, Director of Data Systems, Copyright Clearance Center, who previously served as Vice Chair, will become Chair of NISO for the 2013-14 term. 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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