SAGE publishes The Metric Tide review into the role of metrics in Research Assessment - January 25, 2016
Academic publisher SAGE Publishing has published, in print, the authoritative independent review on the role of metrics in research assessment, The Metric Tide. First released online only in July 2015, The Metric Tide is the final report from the Independent Review of the Role of… Read More
Wolters Kluwer e-book underscores value proposition of integrated clinical decision support to driving adoption of evidence-based care - January 25, 2016
The Health division of Wolters Kluwer, a global provider of information and point of care solutions for the healthcare industry, has announced the release of a complimentary e-book that demonstrates the critical role of integrated clinical decision support (CDS) to driving value and optimising patient care… Read More
National Institute of Informatics in Japan and COAR to co-organise meeting of the Asian OA Community in Tokyo - January 25, 2016
The National Institute of Informatics (NII) in Japan and COAR are co-organising a meeting of the Asian OA Community in Tokyo, Japan on March 4th, 2016 in conjunction with the Research Data Alliance meeting. The aim of this meeting is to… Read More
Blackboard announces two new options for deploying its Blackboard LearnTM LMS via Software-as-a-Service - January 25, 2016
Blackboard Inc., the world's leading education technology company, has announced two new options for deploying its flagship learning management system (LMS) Blackboard Learn™ via Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). Blackboard Learn SaaS Plus and Blackboard Learn SaaS Advantage are now available for higher education institutions in the United States.… Read More
Universities in the UK and Egypt sign partnership agreements to develop scientific research and increase opportunities for student and staff exchanges - January 25, 2016
Universities in the UK and Egypt have reportedly signed 10 partnership agreements aimed at building scientific research and increasing opportunities for student and staff exchanges. The memoranda of understanding and letters of intent were signed on January 20 during the visit of an Egyptian higher… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - January 25, 2016
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Michael Kozlowski (The e-Reader Industry Needs to Address e-book Content Errors); Mike Taylor (The world needs One Repo); Joseph Esposito (The Network Model of Publishing); Ann Michael (Ask The Chefs: What Do You See On The Horizon For Scholarly Publishing… Read More
