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31 August 2015

Wolters Kluwer's Clinical Drug Information solutions used in 25 out of the 27 top-scoring hospitals in the US The Health division of Wolters Kluwer, a global provider of information and point of care solutions for the healthcare industry, has announced that its Clinical Drug Information solutions are used in 25 out of the 27 top-scoring hospitals achieving Honor Roll status in U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals and Best Children's Hospitals 2015-2016 rankings. Additionally, its Lexicomp drug references are used by 19 of the 20 top-ranked pediatric hospitals for neonatology from the U.S. News & World Report 2015-2016 Best Children's Hospitals list. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Center for Open Science's Reproducibility Project finds several studies not replicable A four-year study published in Science Magazine on August 27, 2015, found that fewer than half of 100 published findings of three prominent psychology journals were reproducible. The 270 researchers who collaborated on the Reproducibility Project: Psychology coordinated by the Center for Open Science (COS) - one of ARL's three partners in SHARE - were able to replicate the findings of only 39 of the 100 original studies. Reproducibility is necessary for scientific evidence to be credible. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Cochrane appoints Karla Soares Weiser as Deputy Editor in Chief Cochrane, a global independent network of researchers, professionals, patients, carers, and people interested in health, has announced the appointment of Karla Soares Weiser as Deputy Editor in Chief. This newly created post will combine leadership roles within the Cochrane Editorial Unit (CEU) and Cochrane Innovations, helping to ensure that the CEU can deliver on its targets and projects, and supporting Charlotte Pestridge, the CEO of Cochrane Innovations, by leading the editorial development of new business products and services for Cochrane. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme National Library of Medicine releases new web page - Nursing Resources for Standards and Interoperability The National Library of Medicine (NLM) has released a new web page - Nursing Resources for Standards and Interoperability. The web page is a resource for nurses, students, informaticians and anyone interested in nursing terminologies for systems development. It describes the role of SNOMED CT and Laboratory Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC) in implementing Meaningful Use in the United States, specifically for the nursing and care domain. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme K-12 parents welcome digital learning as a performance-improving and more cost-effective learning experience for their children, says McGraw-Hill survey McGraw-Hill Education, a learning science company, has released the results of a survey, according to which, parents of K-12 and college-age students overwhelmingly support digital learning as a means to enhance the classroom learning experience for their children. When asked about digital learning, a resounding 91 percent of K-12 parents said they welcomed the introduction of a more personalised digital experience as an alternative to traditional textbooks. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Students using Cengage Learning's digital course solutions in Calculus to gain access to live Chegg Tutors anytime Chegg, Inc. (CHGG), the Student Hub, and Cengage Learning, a global education company, have announced a partnership to integrate Chegg Tutors directly into Cengage Learning's leading calculus materials. Students using Cengage Learning's digital course solutions in calculus will now have direct access to live, online tutors who can offer assistance in the precise content currently being studied. 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: Constance Malpas and Brian Lavoie (RLUK Collective Collection in Context—the OCLC Research Perspective); David Crotty (Is it True that Most Open Access Journals Do Not Charge an APC? Sort of. It Depends.); Phill Jones (More Confusion: Do We All Agree on What Constitutes Authorship?); Samuel Moore (Stop shielding early-career researchers from open access – limiting wider involvement won't change a broken system); and Alice Meadows (Reasons to be Cheerful: Some Thoughts on the SHARE Summer 2015 Meeting). Blogspeak includes blog posts relevant to the publishing industry, particularly STM publishing. Subscribers are invited to participate in the latest edition of Blogspeak Here. Brought to you by Scope e-Knowledge Center, a world-leading provider of abstraction, indexing, entity extraction and knowledge organisation models (Taxonomies, Thesauri and Ontologies).   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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Knowledgespeak Newsletter

 

28 August 2015

Frankfurt Book Fair to host THE MARKETS - Global Publishing Summit 2015 THE MARKETS – Global Publishing Summit 2015, the new conference to kick off the Frankfurt Book Fair (14-18 October 2015) will set the stage for the world's largest industry event. The one-day conference will focus on seven international book markets, which will be introduced by industry experts and analysed from various points of view, with the aim of initiating deals on the spot as well as bringing to light potential areas for business. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Wolters Kluwer to showcase Health Language Terminology Management Solutions at Epic User Group Meeting The Health division of Wolters Kluwer, a global provider of information and point of care solutions for the healthcare industry, has announced that its Health Language® workflow enhancing search and data normalisation solutions will be featured at the Epic User Group Meeting, August 31-September 4 in Verona, Wis. Located at the Epic Observation Deck in Booth #224, Wolters Kluwer will be demonstrating its cutting-edge solution for simplifying clinician documentation of problem lists and diagnoses. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Arkansas State Library selects LearningExpress for Online Resources LearningExpress, an EBSCO company, has announced that the Arkansas State Library has selected LearningExpress Library and Computer Skills Center digital platforms to address the increasing need for workplace skills improvement, and to help all Arkansas residents achieve their academic, career and personal goals. LearningExpress Library with Computer Skills Center includes more than 1,000 online tutorials, interactive practice tests, eBooks and computer skills videos. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Frontiers articles now include CrossMark and FundRef data Swiss open-access publisher Frontiers has announced that beginning this month, Frontiers articles will now include CrossMark and FundRef data when applicable. CrossMark lets people know whether or not they are reading the most recent version of a document. The CrossMark logo will appear on all Frontiers articles published after August 24. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Crossref appoints Jennifer Lin to its management team as Director of Product Management Crossref, the not-for profit organisation that runs the metadata engine for scholarly content, has announced the appointment of Jennifer Lin to its management team in the newly-created position of Director of Product Management. In this role Jennifer will be responsible for overseeing all stages of product development, maintaining the existing portfolio of services, and keeping her finger on the pulse of developments in scholarly communications. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme PubMatch extends current exhibiting partnership with London Book Fair PubMatch, the premium global rights trading platform for the book publishing industry, has announced an extension of its current exhibiting partnership with the London Book Fair to encompass a year-round, online service for those involved in the buying, selling and marketing of copyrights and intellectual property (IP). The London Book Fair service, GLOBAL RIGHTS 365@LBF, will facilitate IP trading across books and the wider brand licensing universes including TV, film and gaming across all territories. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Cengage Learning unveils student-centric app, MindTap Mobile, for on-the-go learning Cengage Learning, a leading global education company, has launched the availability of the iOS and Android compatible MindTap Mobile app. Developed based on student feedback, MindTap Mobile allows students to access many features of Cengage Learning's highly successful MindTap e-learning platform directly from their smartphones anytime, anywhere. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Brought to you by Scope e-Knowledge Center, a world-leading provider of abstraction, indexing, entity extraction and knowledge organisation models (Taxonomies, Thesauri and Ontologies).   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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