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30 June 2016

UK wide survey cites the growing importance of online libraries to academics The 2015 survey of academics, jointly commissioned by Jisc and RLUK and conducted by research organisation Ithaka S+R, has revealed a substantial increase in the way academics use and value online libraries. According to the report, 88% of researchers now see their university library's collections and subscription as a very important source of data and information. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Elsevier teams up with the White House National Cancer Moonshot Task Force to develop benchmark report on US cancer research landscape STM publisher Elsevier has announced an initiative with the White House National Cancer Moonshot Task Force to develop a comprehensive study of cancer research in the United States. The Elsevier report will provide a road map of the cancer research landscape to identify pockets of expertise and opportunity and will be made available for free. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme IET announces new President-elect The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has announced that Professor Jeremy Watson will become its next President, taking up the position on October 1. Other appointments taking effect from October 1 include Mike Carr who becomes IET Deputy President. Meanwhile, Andy Bevington and Virginia Hodge both become IET Vice Presidents. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme ASCO names James M. Ford as founding Editor-in-Chief of JCO Precision Oncology The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has announced the appointment of Dr. James M. Ford as Editor-in-Chief of the Society's new journal, JCO Precision Oncology (JCO PO). Dr. Ford will set the scope and vision for the online-only journal, which will publish scientific and educational content that provides a deeper understanding of actionable cancer genomics. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme ScienceOpen and Altmetric to co-host webinar on the future of altmetrics Altmetric and ScienceOpen will be co-hosting a webinar on July 4, 2016, at 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM BST titled 'The future of altmetrics.' Altmetrics are non-traditional metrics that can be used as alternative measures of scholarly impact. As an article-level metric, they contain information about how research is shared and re-used in a digital environment, such as mentions in tweets, blogs, or Wikipedia pages. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Cameron Neylon joins OpenAIRE Advisory Board Open Access Infrastructure for Research in Europe (OpenAIRE) has announced that Cameron Neylon will join the OpenAIRE Advisory Board effective immediately. Cameron Neylon is Professor of Research Communication at the Centre for Culture and Technology at Curtin University and well known agitator for opening up the process of research. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Amsterdam Universities select Figshare For Institutions to manage research data Online digital repository Figshare has announced that The University of Amsterdam (UvA) and the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (HvA) are the latest institutions to sign up for the Figshare for Institutions offering. Figshare for Institutions helps academic institutions manage, disseminate and measure the public impact of all their research outputs, while easing the route to compliance with open data mandates. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Atypon unveils Edinburgh University Press' new responsive website Edinburgh University Press (EUP) recently relaunched its publication website on Literatum, Atypon's online publishing platform. EUP's 40 journals have been hosted by Atypon since 2008. The new, fully responsive site was constructed using Page Builder, Literatum's widget-based user experience (UX) design tool that allows publishers to manage their websites' interface and content, and easily create new journals, landing pages, and microsites. 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 metadata services, 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

 

29 June 2016

ChemZent, the first English-searchable version of Chemische Zentralblatt, now available in SciFinder CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society, has introduced ChemZent, a new solution available for purchase in SciFinder. ChemZent delivers the complete collection of approximately three million abstracts from Chemisches Zentralblatt, the oldest compendium of chemistry abstracts dating from 1830-1969. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme The IET announces new developments to INSPEC The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has announced new developments to its market leading INSPEC database which will increase discoverability of content and provide new functionality to support the research process. INSPEC claims to be the world's most trusted source of physical sciences and engineering research information, used globally by the most innovative organisations that take seriously the need to give their researchers and students the best tools for their work. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme PPF renews partnership with De Gruyter, provides subscription fulfillment for De Gruyter journals Publisher Promotion & Fulfillment (PPF), a division of EBSCO Information Services, has renewed its partnership to fulfill subscription services for journals from De Gruyter. The partnership ensures that the needs of De Gruyter subscribers are met while allowing the company to focus on the editorial aspects of its business. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme UpToDate from Wolters Kluwer now accredited by Saudi Commission for Health Specialties as continuing medical education resource The Health division of Wolters Kluwer, a global provider of information and point-of-care solutions for the healthcare industry, has announced that UpToDate®, its evidence-based clinical decision support resource, is now accredited by the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS) as a continuing medical education resource. Healthcare practitioners in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia can earn CME credits while using UpToDate to answer clinical questions. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme EDP Sciences now publishing OA journal Regenerative Medicine Research STM publisher EDP Sciences has announced that it is now publishing the fully Open Access journal, Regenerative Medicine Research. EDP officially took over publication of the journal during spring 2016. The first issue published by EDP Sciences will be opened in the second semester of 2016, publishing the articles newly submitted and accepted since the journal transfer. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme RCS joins OpenAthens access management federation The Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS), a professional membership association and registered charity devoted to advancing the highest standards of surgical care, has announced an expanded strategic partnership with Eduserv. RCS is the latest publisher to join the OpenAthens access management federation to provide its members with single sign-on access to their collection of journals. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Marcus Roberts joins Allen Press' growing executive sales team Allen Press, Inc. has announced the addition of Marcus Roberts to its growing executive sales team. Roberts has more than 25 years of experience selling advertising production services, design and print to retail companies and design firms nationwide. He has a proven track record of helping major retailers increase traffic and sales through advertising production, direct mail and technological solutions. 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 metadata services, 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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