CCDC and IUCr collaborate to streamline Crystallographic Data Deposition into the Cambridge Structural Database - August 5, 2015
The Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre (CCDC) has announced a new collaboration with the International Union of Crystallography (IUCr) to integrate checkCIF data validation into the Cambridge Structural Database (CSD) deposition process. The Crystallographic Information Framework (CIF), maintained by the IUCr, is the standard format used worldwide… Read More
New open access health sciences research repository for Africa to launch during 2015 WLIC in Cape Town - August 5, 2015
BioMed Central, open access publishers and creators of the Open Repository system, and Partnerships for Health Information (PHI) will launch the new open access health sciences research repository for Africa during the Health and Biosciences Libraries section open session during the 2015… Read More
New STN breaks ground with Markush structure search and enhanced content for Intellectual Property exploration and research - August 4, 2015
Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) and FIZ Karlsruhe have revealed the latest innovations for Intellectual Property (IP) professionals. New STN, a web-based search solution, offers access to essential, curated content in an intuitive interface designed for professional IP searching. Highlights of this most… Read More
Plum Analytics introduces PlumX Suite designed to fit exact needs of variety of users - August 4, 2015
Plum™ Analytics, an EBSCO company, has introduced the PlumX Suite to ensure that the exact needs of the people and organisations that interact with research are met. The set of five products from Plum Analytics includes specific offerings that categorise and analyse research metrics for those… Read More
COAR launches draft ‘Resource Type’ vocabulary for open access repositories - August 4, 2015
Open access repositories are evolving in terms of the roles they play and the attributes they aim to express in their records. Users want to know about additional metadata elements used for describing repository items, such as open access status, research funder, institutional affiliation, and so on. Given the truly… Read More
Dr. Joseph Hill named editor-in-chief of Circulation - August 4, 2015
Dr. Joseph Hill, Chief of UT Southwestern Medical Center's Division of Cardiology and Director of the Harry S. Moss Heart Center, has been selected as the forthcoming editor-in-chief for the American Heart Association's principal scientific journal, Circulation. Circulation, published weekly, is the American Heart Association's… Read More
