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21 July 2015

Elsevier unveils Health Library to accelerate patient education, engagement and outcomes via direct access to trusted content STM publisher Elsevier has launched a consumer-focused Health Library designed to engage patients by facilitating access to accurate, timely, easy-to-understand content on thousands of healthcare topics and issues. The digital library, developed by the Patient Engagement group in Elsevier Clinical Solutions, helps hospitals and healthcare institutions inform and engage patients, strengthening these organisations' credibility as a trusted healthcare resource and building long-term loyalty and commitment among patients. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Prof. Philip Nelson elected next Chair of RCUK Executive Group Professor Philip Nelson, Chief Executive of EPSRC, has been elected as the next Chair of the RCUK Executive Group. He will take on the role from October 1 when the current Chair, Prof Rick Rylance, steps down. Prof Nelson has been elected by his peers within the RCUK Executive Group, consisting of the Chief Executives of the Research Councils and the RCUK Executive Director. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme IFLA expresses concern over extension of copyright terms Members of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) have expressed their concern over the recent copyright changes in Jamaica and Canada that extend the term of copyright protection. A rich public domain and fair access to copyright protected material enhances creativity and the production of new works. IFLA believes that the economic rights of the rights holder or beneficiary must be balanced with society's need to gain access to knowledge. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Data Conversion Laboratory announces start of second phase of Scopus Cited References Expansion Program Data Conversion Laboratory (DCL), an industry leader in organizing and converting content into digital formats, has announced the start of the second phase of the Scopus Cited References Expansion Program. The second phase of the project is focused on converting millions of records from more of the world's top peer-reviewed journal publishers such as the Institute of Physics (IOP) and Wiley-Blackwell. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Suzanne Kettley joins Canadian Science Publishing as new Executive Director The Board of Directors of Canadian Science Publishing has announced the appointment of Suzanne Kettley as Canadian Science Publishing's new Executive Director, effective immediately. She succeeds Executive Director Cameron Macdonald who has retired after 11 years with Canadian Science Publishing. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme New Innovative Interfaces, Inc. (III) survey affirms primacy of web access and identifies key service challenges Software company Innovative Interfaces, Inc. (III) has announced the publication of survey results from over 4,000 library users at seven academic libraries in the UK. 'We Love the Library, but We Live on the Web - Findings around how academic library users view online resources and services (2015)' reports on how online users interact with library-related services and what the key challenges are for libraries to meet these expectations. 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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