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30 June 2015

Chemical Abstracts Service registers 100 millionth chemical substance in CAS REGISTRY Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), the world's authority for chemical information, has registered the 100 millionth chemical substance in the CAS REGISTRY, in the 50th anniversary year of the world's largest database of unique chemical substances. With a steady increase in patenting activity around the globe, it is not surprising the 100 millionth small molecule registration comes from a patent. In this case, the substance was reported in a World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) patent (WO 2015081280) from Coferon, Inc. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Elsevier announces 2014 Citation Impact highlights STM publisher Elsevier has announced the highlights of its journal Impact Factor performance in 2014. According to the 2014 Journal Citation Reports® (JCR) published by Thomson Reuters, Elsevier saw 55 percent of its journal Impact Factors increase from 2013 to 2014, ahead of the aggregate across other journals. In 2014, Elsevier journals occupied the top rank in 62 subject categories, up from 61 in 2013. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme EBSCO Information Services' new tools provide a simple way to download and enjoy e-books anywhere EBSCO Information Services has announced two new tools to enhance the EBSCO eBooksTM experience for library users. The EBSCO eBooks mobile app and the EBSCO eBooks viewer allow library users to download e-books easily, and enjoy an optimal viewing environment regardless of whether they are accessing the e-book on a mobile, tablet device or a desktop or laptop computer. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Thieme Chemistry releases Science of Synthesis 4.1 Scientific publisher Thieme Chemistry has announced Science of Synthesis (SOS) 4.1, the latest release of its unique full-text resource for methods and experimental procedures in synthetic organic chemistry. Available as of June, Science of Synthesis will include the latest Knowledge Updates and additions from the Reference Library – a total of approximately 1,650 printed pages of new material. An enhanced interface design and increased content linking through Digital Object Identifiers further enrich the user experience. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme The IET announces new appointments for EMEA sales team The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has announced new appointments to its sales team for EMEA, with immediate effect. While Andrew Altmann joins as Regional Sales Director EMEA, based at IET's offices in Stevenage, Chris Murawski has joined The IET as Regional Sales Manager EMEA. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme BMJ opens new office in Hoboken, New Jersey, adds to operations in China and Brazil Global healthcare knowledge provider BMJ has opened an office in Hoboken, New Jersey, USA. The North American office reflects the growing demand for BMJ's journals, clinical decision support tools, and quality improvement solutions, in the world's largest healthcare market. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme University Press of Florida Director, Meredith Babb, assumes leadership of AAUP Meredith Babb, Director of the University Press of Florida, assumed leadership of the Association of American University Presses (AAUP) on June 20, 2015, at the Association's annual meeting in Denver, Colorado. Babb succeeds Barbara Kline Pope, Director of the National Academies Press, and will lead the Association for one year, ending her term in June of 2016. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Arizona State University and Northern Arizona University select Ex Libris Rosetta Library automation and preservation solutions provider Ex Libris® Group has announced that Arizona State University and Northern Arizona University have adopted the Rosetta digital asset management and preservation solution. Rosetta will enable the libraries to manage and preserve their digital collections, including born-digital objects such as web sites and research data, in perpetuity. 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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29 June 2015

NFAIS launches Lunch & Learn Virtual Education Series The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAISTM), a global, nonprofit membership organisation serving the information community, has announced the launch of a virtual program called the NFAIS Lunch & Learn Education Series. As part of this program, NFAIS invites information experts and professionals to submit presentations to speak in one of the scheduled Lunch & Learn webinars beginning in September 2015. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme EBSCO and the H. W. Wilson Foundation expand partnership to build an open dissertations database EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) and the H.W. Wilson Foundation are expanding their partnership with the goal of making searching for electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) easier and more open. The goal is to create a single portal for ETDs which can be added to university profiles and accessed online at www.opendissertations.com. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme SAGE set to publish the Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism Academic publisher SAGE has announced that it will begin publishing the Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism (JCBFM) in partnership with the International Society for Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism (ISCBFM) from January 2016. JCBFM was previously published by Nature Publishing Group. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme ProQuest names John "JG" Chirapurath as its new Senior VP and General Manager of ProQuest Workflow Solutions ProQuest has named John "JG" Chirapurath as its new Senior Vice President and General Manager of ProQuest Workflow Solutions. In his new role, Chirapurath will lead strategic development of the company's technology business that focuses on empowering academic researchers with solutions that improve research outcomes, and providing librarians with transformative cloud-based workflow solutions that enable the library to deliver greater value to their institutions. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Dr. Erik R. Swenson to succeed Dr. John B. West as Editor-in-Chief of the journal High Altitude Medicine & Biology Publisher Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers has announced that Dr. Erik R. Swenson will assume the role of Editor-in-Chief of the journal High Altitude Medicine & Biology in 2016. Dr. Swenson will succeed Dr. John B. West, who has provided extraordinary leadership for the journal over the last 16 years since its launch in 2000. Dr. West will be stepping down from his role and will remain as Founding Editor. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme NISO elects new leadership for 2015-2016 The membership of the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has elected new leadership for the 2015-2016 term that begins on July 1, 2015. Mike Teets, Executive Director, Strategy, Governance & Architecture at OCLC, who was elected last year and has served as Vice Chair during the current term, will become Chair of NISO for the 2015-16 term. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme California State University adopts Ex Libris solutions for their next-generation library platform Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris® Group has announced that the California State University (CSU) has selected the Ex Libris Alma® library management service and Ex Libris Primo® discovery and delivery solution to deliver seamless, state of the art access to print and electronic resources for students and faculty. CSU campuses are migrating from various systems including Innovative Interfaces' Millennium and Sierra, ProQuest's 360 Link and Summon and from Ex Libris Voyager and SFX. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Boopsie, Inc. releases new case study exploring mobile app's effect on library system Boopsie, Inc., the mobile platform-as-a-service provider for libraries worldwide, has released a case study focused on its partnership with San Diego County Library (SDCL) to expand the library system's reach and engagement with its community. Boopsie worked with the Library to create a custom branded app that enables mobile catalogue searches and access to library services. 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: Michael Clarke (The Changing Nature of Scale in STM and Scholarly Publishing); Jason Illian (Why the Subscription Model for Ebooks Doesn't Work (at Least Not Yet)); Agnès Festré and Pierre Garrouste (The economics of attention: Is there an appropriate balance between the interests of information providers and users?); and David Smith (Surveillance and the Scholarly World: What Shall We Do With The Database of Intentions?). 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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