Europe PMC adds Altmetric badges visualisations to their database - October 5, 2016
Europe PubMed Central (Europe PMC), a free online database of biomedical research abstracts, has added Altmetric badge visualisations to their database. The new integration offers users a colourful, collated record of online mentions, shares and discussions for each individual article. Including the badges enables academics… Read More
Acquisition of Thomson Reuters Intellectual Property and Science Business by Onex and Baring Asia completed - October 4, 2016
The previously announced sale of the Thomson Reuters Intellectual Property & Science business to Onex Corporation and Baring Private Equity Asia has been completed. The company's many well‐known brands include Web of Science™, Cortellis™, Thomson Innovation™, Derwent World Patents Index™, Thomson CompuMark™, MarkMonitor®, Thomson IP Manager™… Read More
Qatar University Library collaborates with Elsevier to improve coverage and discoverability of published research by Qatar University authors - October 4, 2016
Qatar University Library and STM publisher Elsevier have announced their collaboration to maximize visibility, impact and dissemination of articles published by QU faculty and researchers. Through Elsevier's ScienceDirect APIs, QUL's institutional repository (QSpace) now receives an automated feed of metadata, abstracts… Read More
Springer Nature appoints Tim Britton as Managing Director of Open Research Group - October 4, 2016
Tim Britton, formerly of PwC, r2i and YouGov, has joined Springer Nature as Managing Director of the Open Research Group. Britton, who has decades of experience working in the marketing and research information industries, will be responsible for the open research portfolio across Springer Nature,… Read More
The IET announces award winning papers for 2016 - October 4, 2016
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), Europe's leading publisher of digital and print engineering and technology content, has announced its award winning papers for 2016. The IET Premium Awards recognise individuals who have made significant contributions to their field and who have gained international… Read More
De Gruyter appoints Eric Merkel-Sobotta as Director Communications - October 4, 2016
Academic publisher De Gruyter is establishing a global communications function in order to improve communications with researchers, librarians and business partners and to expand and increase employee communications. Eric Merkel-Sobotta joined De Gruyter on October 1, 2016 as Director, Communications and will lead the efforts in… Read More
