BioMed Central launches checklist to improve reproducibility of studies published in its journals - July 24, 2015
Open access publisher BioMed Central has launched a pilot checklist to improve the reproducibility of studies published in its journals. In recent decades, the reproducibility of a large number of scientific studies has been called into question. Researchers were able to confirm only 11 percent of… Read More
University of Salford selects integrated solution from Arkivum and Figshare to meet research data management requirements - July 24, 2015
Arkivum, the provider of ultra-safe and secure, long-term, large-scale digital data storage and archive services has announced that University of Salford has selected an integrated solution from Arkivum and Figshare in order to meet its research data management requirements. With funder mandated expectations on open… Read More
New Community Center offers a place online for library staff to share ideas about OCLC services, best practices - July 24, 2015
The new OCLC Community Center offers a place for library staff to connect online, share best practices, stay up to date on new product releases and contribute ideas to improve OCLC services. Introduced to user groups at the 2015 ALA Annual Conference in June, the… Read More
Blackboard partners with Skillsoft to deliver career-development content to professional learners - July 24, 2015
Education technology company Blackboard Inc. has announced a partnership with Skillsoft, a global learning content provider, to enable direct delivery of high-quality content to professional learners via Blackboard's industry-leading teaching and learning platform. The partnership will allow Blackboard to offer learners and instructors access to… Read More
ACC testifies before Senate HELP Committee on impacts of health information blocking - July 24, 2015
American College of Cardiology Informatics and Health Information Technology Task Force member Dr. Michael J. Mirro has released a statement regarding his testimony during Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing on health information blocking. According to Dr. Mirro, many electronic health record… Read More
Springer content now available across ReadCube platform - July 23, 2015
STM publisher Springer has signed an agreement with publishing technology company ReadCube to enhance and increase the discoverability of its journal articles, book chapters and conference proceedings via ReadCube's web, desktop and mobile applications. More than eight million scientific documents on SpringerLink have been indexed by… Read More
