CALIBRE awarded NLM data review contract - October 9, 2017
CALIBRE Systems, Inc. (CALIBRE) has been awarded a new contract with the National Library of Medicine. CALIBRE will support the National Library of Medicine by reviewing and entering metadata on journal article citations that have been approved for indexing in MEDLINE, a database of bibliographic information… Read More
LIBER announces two new Executive Board members - October 9, 2017
The Association of European Research Libraries (LIBER) has announced that two new library professionals — Agnès Ponsati Obiols, Digital Library and Information Systems Director at the Spanish National Library, and Bertil Dorch, Director of the University Library of Southern Denmark — have joined the Executive Board.… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - October 9, 2017
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Angela Cochran (Turning a Critical Eye on Reference Lists); Craig Griffin (Breaking Down Barriers in Scholarly Publishing); Robert Jäschke, Stephanie B. Linek and Christian P. Hoffmann (New media, familiar dynamics: academic hierarchies influence academics' following behaviour on Twitter); Mike Iarrobino… Read More
Springer Nature’s Bookmetrix to launch a new metric for eBook collection performance at Frankfurt Book Fair - October 6, 2017
Bookmetrix, a platform that brings together citations, downloads and altmetrics for books and chapters, is extending its scope by providing better insights into the reach and impact of Springer Nature's various eBook collections. With these new, innovative features, Bookmetrix is adding value by offering detailed information… Read More
SAGE Publishing launches new OA journal – Journal of Textiles and Fibrous Materials - October 6, 2017
Academic publisher SAGE Publishing will begin publishing the Journal of Textiles and Fibrous Materials, a new open access (OA) journal exploring fibrous structures and fiber based materials. Covering the entire lifecycle of textiles and fibrous materials, including clothing, paper and foams, the journal provides a space… Read More
Wolters Kluwer celebrates 25th anniversary of UpToDate, launches 25th specialty, Anesthesiology - October 6, 2017
Wolters Kluwer Health has announced that UpToDate, the acclaimed evidence-based clinical decision support resource, is commemorating the 25th anniversary of its founding with the launch of its 25th clinical specialty, anesthesiology. In 1992, Dr. Burton "Bud" Rose, a renowned nephrologist and medical textbook author, created UpToDate… Read More
