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5 March 2019

Fourth VSNU eZine on open access: The importance of 'international alignment' The goal of achieving 100% open access for scientific publications by 2020 is coming into view. This means many efforts are underway to achieve this aim. International alignment is the common thread for the future. The eZine 'Open access - International Alignment' contains a detailed explanation of the developments within the five pillars for open access. In the context of negotiations, for instance, attention is paid to the conditions that apply when entering into contracts with publishers. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme PLA and NNLM expand partnership to support NIH's All of Us Research Program The Public Library Association (PLA) has expanded its partnership with the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM), a program of the National Library of Medicine (NLM). In 2017, the two organisations launched Promoting Healthy Communities, a nine-month project to assess health information needs among public librarians and share free health literacy resources. The goal of Promoting Healthy Communities is to increase public library workers' knowledge and skills related to consumer health services. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme O'Reilly updates platform to measure impact of learning across organisations O'Reilly, the premier source for insight-driven learning in technology and business, has announced a new way to measure the impact of learning across organisations. The O'Reilly learning platform now enables leaders to go beyond completion metrics and access deeper-level insights into specific learning behaviours. Through its new data science-driven modules, enterprises can pinpoint important trends in learning and align learning initiatives with corporate strategy. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme University of Kentucky Libraries joins HathiTrust University of Kentucky (UK) Libraries has joined HathiTrust, a growing, global partnership with more than 145 major research institutions and libraries. The new partnership will bolster the accessibility of resources currently available to UK faculty, staff and students. UK is the first institution in Kentucky to join HathiTrust. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme McGraw-Hill launches new micro-credentialing program for Microsoft Office applications McGraw-Hill has announced the launch of a new micro-credentialing program for Microsoft® Office applications, to keep college students engaged in their courses and help them garner the skills they need to successfully enter the workforce. McGraw-Hill is working with Accredible, a company that produces digital certificates and badges for leading higher education institutions, to enable no-cost credentialing through the McGraw-Hill SIMnet® platform. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Cochrane launches new centre - Cochrane Colombia Cochrane, an independent network of researchers, professionals, patients, carers and people interested in health, has announced its newest centre, Cochrane Colombia. Cochrane Colombia will promote evidence-based decision making in healthcare in Colombia by supporting and training authors of Cochrane Reviews, as well as working with clinicians, professional associations, policy-makers, patients, and the media to encourage the dissemination and use of Cochrane evidence. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme   Brought to you by Scope e-Knowledge Center, a trusted global partner for digital content transformation solutions - Abstracting & Indexing (A&I), Knowledge Modeling (Taxonomies, Thesauri and Ontologies), and Metadata Enrichment & Entity Extraction.   Do you have relevant news articles to share with us? Click here to send a press release   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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