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21 April 2014

Prague Consortium researchers secure access for SciFinder Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), the world's authority for chemical information, has announced a five-year agreement for SciFinder®, the choice for chemistry research, with the Prague Consortium, a consortium of schools in Prague, and the Czech Academy of Science institutes. The long-term agreement guarantees that faculty, staff, students, and other researchers at member institutions in the Czech Republic's storied capital can access the most accurate, comprehensive and current research, available only in SciFinder. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Research and Markets adds Global Scientific and Technical Publishing 2013-2014 report to their offering Market research and data services provider Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Scientific and Technical Publishing 2013-2014" report to their offering. The report analyzes trends impacting the industry and forecasts market growth to 2016. It includes an in-depth review of 15 leading Scientific & Technical publishers, including Reed Elsevier, Thomson Reuters, Springer Science+Business Media, John Wily & Sons, IHS, American Chemical Society and others. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme ARL, SPARC and other organisations oppose FIRST Act The Association of Research Libraries (ARL), SPARC, and 14 other organisations have sent a letter to Chairman Smith (R-TX) and Representative Johnson (D-TX) urging them to modify the Frontiers in Innovation Research, Science, and Technology (FIRST) Act of 2014 (H.R. 4186), which reauthorises parts of the America COMPETES Act. The bill includes many deeply problematic provisions relating to the National Science Foundation (NSF) and also includes restricted provisions for public access to research results. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme EBSCO Information Services releases new policy on metadata sharing and technology collaboration EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO), a provider of aggregated content resources for libraries, has released its new policy on metadata sharing and technology collaboration. The policy outlines EBSCO's commitment to exchanging metadata and integrating technologies with partner vendors to enable an enhanced discovery experience for mutual customers. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Wolters Kluwer Health launches enhanced dental drug interactions screening tool with new Medication Safety Check feature Wolters Kluwer Health has launched an enhanced dental drug interactions screening tool with a new Medication Safety Check feature, allowing professionals to screen for drug-drug, drug-allergy, and duplicate therapy interactions and review safe medication options. Available within Lexicomp® OnlineTM for Dentistry, this advanced interactions screening tool is designed to help improve patient safety and to help dental professionals feel confident in their prescribing decisions. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme SAGE launches new OA journal - Global Qualitative Nursing Research Academic publisher SAGE has announced the launch of a new, international open access journal for the qualitative study of nursing, Global Qualitative Nursing Research (GQNR). Dr. Janice Morse, current Editor of SAGE's Qualitative Health Research (QHR), will also serve as editor for GQNR. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme BioMed Central and Kennel Club launch new journal - Canine Genetics and Epidemiology Open access publisher BioMed Central and the Kennel Club have announced the launch of the journal Canine Genetics and Epidemiology. The journal addresses genetic, genomic and epidemiological research in both domestic and wild canids, relating to breed and species diversity, and canine evolution. It will be led by two Editors-in-Chief – Bill Ollier and Gustavo Aguirre. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Taylor & Francis launches updated mobile platform Publisher Taylor & Francis has launched an updated version of its mobile platform, offering an enhanced reading experience, improved navigation and search, social sharing, in-app purchasing, and easier institutional access for all those who visit Taylor & Francis Online using their tablets or smartphones. Users who discover, browse and read research articles on their mobile devices will be able to personalise their view, create favourite articles and share them easily across Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and via email. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme OCLC and Ingram help libraries manage e-book collections more efficiently OCLC, the non-profit computer library service and research organisation, is working with Ingram to set and maintain holdings for e-books in WorldCat automatically, saving library staff valuable time and effort. This new program enables libraries with an OCLC cataloging subscription and an account with MyiLibrary®, Ingram's online e-content platform for libraries, to request integration of their MyiLibrary e-book holdings information with the WorldCat knowledge base. 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: Martin Poulter (Creating an efficient workflow for publishing scholarly papers on Wikipedia); Kent Anderson (Public Access to Public Books: The Case of the National Trust); Kevin L. Smith (Of Bundles, Bindings, and the Next Great Copyright Law | Peer to Peer Review); and Martin Paul Eve (Is UK humanities research reaching the widest possible audience?). 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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