Dutch researchers’ international performance ranked highest by Elsevier study - May 8, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the outcomes of a comparative study of Dutch researchers' international performance, based on Scopus data and using Elsevier's SciVal research performance measurement tools. The study showed that, in a comparison that includes the top 10 R&D spending nations in the… Read More
IUA renews alliance with Thomson Reuters for use of research evaluation tool InCites - May 8, 2013
The IP & Science business of Thomson Reuters, US, has announced a renewed four-year commitment with the Irish Universities Association (IUA) to demonstrate the efficiency and global impact of Ireland's scientific research. The indicators of Thomson Reuters InCites, a customised, web-based research… Read More
SCL Health System opts for Health Language software to streamline ICD-10 conversion - May 8, 2013
Information services provider Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has announced that SCL Health System (SCLHS) has selected its Health Language software as part of SCLHS's strategic roadmap to ICD-10 implementation. The Leap I-10 solution will be leveraged to help the 2250-bed health system mitigate financial risk, improve… Read More
Bioscience Research Journals articles made available on EBSCO Discovery Service - May 8, 2013
Library resources provider EBSCO, US, has announced that BioOne Online Journals will be searchable via EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS). According to the company, EDS users can search more than 100,000 scholarly articles from bioscience research and the addition of this resource adds to STM content available… Read More
Serials Solutions’ Summon service indexes books from Taiwanese publisher Wu-Nan - May 8, 2013
Serials Solutions, a ProQuest business, has announced that it continues to broaden the scope of Chinese-language content in the Summon service through an agreement to index more than 1,000 books from Taiwanese publisher Wu-Nan Book Co. Ltd. Wu-Nan will provide metadata and partial full-text for Summon… Read More
ARL seeking proposals for 2014 SPEC survey topics - May 8, 2013
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is seeking proposals for 2014 SPEC survey topics. For 40 years ARL has gathered and disseminated data through the SPEC survey programme to assist libraries in the continuous improvement of their management systems. Each year, the Association works with librarians… Read More
