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15 October 2013

Elsevier and Russian Ministry of Education sign agreement to include Scopus Custom Data in the development of national research assessment tool STM publisher Elsevier has announced that the Russian Ministry of Education and Science has signed an agreement to include Scopus Custom Data in a nation-wide research assessment tool - Russia's Map of Science. The project for Russia's Map of Science was launched last year as part of governmental initiatives to reform and invest in the country's science and education system. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme IEEE initiates new standards working groups Technical professional organisation IEEE has announced its new working groups will immediately kick off the development process to create standards for the EPEAT registry. Deeply rooted in a broad consensus from organisations of all sizes and across all technologies, the IEEE standards process is globally respected and accepted as an established framework for driving environmentally friendly innovations across the globe. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme RSC welcomes intention to appoint Chief Scientific Adviser in Northern Ireland Ahead of a meeting of scientists and politicians at Stormont, the chief executive of the Royal Society of Chemistry, Dr Robert Parker, has announced that the position of Chief Scientific Adviser in Northern Ireland will be created as outlined in the draft Northern Ireland Innovation Strategy. Together with the Northern Ireland Assembly All Party Group on Science and Technology, the Royal Society of Chemistry has been leading the charge in demonstrating the necessity for this appointment in Northern Ireland. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme University of Mannheim Library selects Ex Libris' Alma library management solution Library technology solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that the University of Mannheim has opted for the Alma library management solution. The University of Mannheim joins over 170 institutions worldwide that have chosen to take advantage of the seamless integration between Alma and Ex Libris Primo for the management and discovery of all resource types and collections. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme DeSales University and Salus University select Vital Source e-learning platform for physician assistant curricula Ingram Content Group Inc. has announced that DeSales University and Salus University have selected Ingram's VitalSource Bookshelf e-learning platform to enhance the interactive learning tools, curriculum and content for students in their physician assistant programs. Collaborating with DeSales University and Salus University, Vital Source created custom e-textbook programmes for the physician assistant curriculums offered by each institution. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme ARL, Coalition express support for Surveillance Transparency Legislation The Association of Research Libraries (ARL), together with 71 other privacy and civil liberties groups, sent a letter to the US Senate and House Judiciary Committees calling on Congress to provide greater transparency around national security – related requests by the US government to Internet, telephone, and web-based service providers for information about users and subscribers. The coalition strongly supports the Surveillance Transparency Act of 2013 (S. 1452) and the Surveillance Order Reporting Act of 2013 (H.R. 3035) 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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