Prachee Avasthi becomes first early-career researcher to join eLife’s Board of Directors - January 12, 2018
eLife has announced that Prachee Avasthi is the first early-career researcher to join its Board of Directors. Avasthi, who is Assistant Professor of Cell Biology at the University of Kansas Medical Center, US, will help the board to oversee the strategic direction of eLife and support… Read More
Ex Libris and HighPoint announce strategic partnership to deliver enhanced student mobile experience - January 12, 2018
Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, and HighPoint Solutions have announced a strategic partnership that will provide a student app for the digital-native generation at institutions of higher education. The joint product will deliver consolidated functionality covering administration and student life and will facilitate teaching and learning… Read More
Association of Research Libraries Board of Directors appoints Mary Lee Kennedy as executive director - January 12, 2018
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Board of Directors has appointed Mary Lee Kennedy executive director of the Association, effective April 1, 2018. Kennedy is currently principal of the Kennedy Group, where she partners with organisations to empower local and global communities to create and use… Read More
Holiday Notice - January 12, 2018
This is to inform our esteemed subscribers that there will be no newsletter dispatch on January 15, 2018 on account of a Local holiday. We will resume our newsletter service on Tuesday, January 16, 2018. The newsletter will contain all the headlines that have appeared after the January 12th issue.… Read More
Emerald Publishing appoints Vicky Williams as its new CEO - January 11, 2018
Academic publisher Emerald Publishing has announced the appointment of Vicky Williams as its new CEO. Richard Bevan, who has been CEO of Emerald Group (incorporating Emerald Publishing, Research Media, GoodPractice and Towards Maturity) since 2010, will take on the additional role of Executive Chairman of… Read More
Sírio-Libanês Hospital in Brazil strengthens medication safety with Wolters Kluwer’s Lexicomp and Medi-Span - January 11, 2018
Wolters Kluwer Health has announced the expansion of its partnership with Sírio-Libanês Hospital, an international health center in São Paulo, Brazil. The institution, which has relied on Wolters Kluwer's UpToDate® clinical decision support since 2010, recently adopted Lexicomp® Online drug reference and Medi-Span® embedded drug data.… Read More
