ÜberResearch launches Dimensions for Funders - September 17, 2014
ÜberResearch, a leading software developer for research funding organisations, has launched Dimensions for Funders, a cloud based business intelligence application coupled with a global database of funded research projects. Dimensions for Funders will allow funding organisations, non-profits and governmental institutions globally to search, categorise and… Read More
The Alma Community Zone Advisory Group introduces guidelines for the Ex Libris Alma Community catalogue - September 17, 2014
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that the international group of renowned library experts who advise Ex Libris on the Alma Community Zone has completed the guidelines and policies underlying the Alma Community Catalog. The advisory group analysed the needs and objectives of… Read More
Future Science Group announces significant Impact Factor increases for two of its key journals - September 17, 2014
Publisher Future Science Group has announced significant Impact Factor increases for two of its key journals - Epigenomics and Nanomedicine. The Impact Factor of Epigenomics increased 115 percent to 5.215, while Nanomedicine increased 11 percent to 5.824. Three other titles also posted increases: Future Virology… Read More
Maryvonne Enjolras joins OCLC EMEA as Regional Director - September 17, 2014
OCLC, the non-profit computer library service and research organisation, has announced that Maryvonne Enjolras has joined OCLC EMEA as Regional Director. In this newly created role, Enjolras is overseeing the expansion of OCLC services in France, Portugal and Spain. She will be based in OCLC's new… Read More
Australian Research Council selects Elsevier’s Scopus for ERA 2015 assessment - September 16, 2014
STM publisher Elsevier recently announced that the Australian Research Council (ARC) has selected Scopus, the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed scientific literature, as the bibliometric provider for its 2015 Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) assessment. This is the third consecutive time Scopus has… Read More
Thomson Reuters celebrates sesquicentennial anniversary of the Zoological Record - September 16, 2014
The Intellectual Property and Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced the 150th anniversary of the Zoological Record, the oldest continuous bibliographic database in life sciences and the leading and most comprehensive source for biodiversity, systematics and zoological information. Housed within the Web of Science, the… Read More