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10 June 2014

Wolters Kluwer Health's 'Buy A Bundle, Save a Bundle' promotion provides customisable collections of reference resources at significant savings Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health has announced the 'Buy a Bundle, Save a Bundle' promotion that allows residency programs to receive significant savings when they purchase multiple medical reference titles. Savings up to 40 percent off the regular price are applied when two or more titles in a specialty are purchased as a 'bundle.' The promotion is offered to all AMA and osteopathic residency program administrators and includes more than 100 Wolters Kluwer Health print and eBook offerings in 20 different specialty areas. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Lamar University in Texas implements EBSCO Discovery Service from EBSCO Library resources provider EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) has announced that Lamar University, one of the fastest growing universities in Texas, has implemented EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS). The university reports that EBSCO Discovery Service has delivered more scholarly content to students and has been successful in simplifying the research process by combining the university library catalogue with article content into an integrated result list. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme APA's PsycTESTS surpasses 20,000 test records The American Psychological Association has announced that PsycTESTS, its ground breaking database of psychology tests and measures, recently surpassed 20,000 test records. PsycTESTS has experienced tremendous growth since its launch in 2011. Over the years, the database has become a go-to resource for psychology students, faculty and professionals around the world seeking tests and measures for their research. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Taylor & Francis Group LLC acquires Landes Bioscience Publisher Taylor & Francis Group has acquired Austin TX-based publisher Landes Bioscience Inc (LBI). LBI's list of 50 journal titles covers a range of topics, including genetics, cell biology, molecular biology and biomedicine. The Landes Bioscience publishing program covers a range of specialist titles, many of which are focused on emerging areas of research. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Digital Science unveils Digital Research Reports Digital Science, a technology company with a focus on the sciences, has announced the launch of Digital Research Reports, a new quarterly series of publications about research data and analytical possibilities in a practical, applied context. This series will report on what publication analysis can tell us about other aspects of researcher activity and behaviour, such as collaboration and interdisciplinarity. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Dr. Steven J. Stack named AMA president-elect The American Medical Association (AMA) has named Dr. Steven J. Stack, an emergency physician practicing in Lexington, Ky., as president-elect. Following a year-long term as president-elect, Dr. Stack will assume the office of AMA president in June 2015. Dr. Stack is nationally recognised for his special expertise in health information technology and served in the role of chair of the AMA's Health Information Technology Advisory Group from 2007 to 2013. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme NISO releases draft white paper summarising Phase I of its Alternative Assessment Metrics Project for public comment The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has released a draft white paper summarising Phase I of its Alternative Assessment Metrics (Altmetrics) Project for public comment. In Phase 1 of the project, three in-person meetings were held and 30 in-person interviews conducted to collect input from all relevant stakeholders, including researchers, librarians, university administrators, scientific research funders, and publishers. The draft white paper is the summary of the findings from those meetings and interviews, along with the identification of potential action items for further work in Phase II of the project. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme ARL calls for proposals for SPEC survey topics 2015 The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is seeking proposals for 2015 SPEC survey topics. For 40 years ARL has gathered and disseminated data through the SPEC survey program to assist libraries in the continuous improvement of their management systems. Each year, ARL works with librarians in the US and Canada to develop surveys of the ARL membership on strategic topics related to research library policies and practices. 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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