RLUK elects Vice-Chair and six new members to its Board - April 15, 2019
Research Libraries UK (RLUK) has elected a new Vice-Chair and six new members to its Board of Directors, effective from the date of the recent AGM, March 21, 2019. Jessica Gardner, University of Cambridge and a current member of the Board, stood unopposed for the… Read More
Association of College and Research Libraries and Gale launch ACRL Libraries Transform Toolkit - April 15, 2019
The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) and Gale, a Cengage company, have collaborated to create the ACRL Libraries Transform Toolkit. This free new toolkit provides academic and research libraries with easy-to-use tools and resources to develop effective marketing and outreach… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - April 15, 2019
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Rob Schlesinger (Guest Post - The Dissertation Publication Requirement: It’s Time for Reexamination); Andy Tattersall (Don’t be a giraffe - How to avoid trolls on academic social media); Brenda Wingfield (How the open access model hurts academics in poorer countries);… Read More
Springer Nature partners with DrugPatentWatch to provide drug patent information - April 12, 2019
Springer Nature has announced that a new module focusing on patents has been added to the drug pipeline tool AdisInsight. The module allows users to find out which drugs have been patented and when regulatory protection may expire. Drug patent information can help key stakeholders… Read More
ALA and SAGE Publishing release new Libraries Transform tools for promoting critical thinking - April 12, 2019
The American Library Association (ALA) has released a new Libraries Transform toolkit with free public awareness resources relating to critical thinking. The toolkit was created through a collaboration with SAGE Publishing, a Library Champion whose generous financial support helps fund Libraries Transform. Critical thinking is… Read More
Hemedicus completes ACCME reaccreditation process - April 12, 2019
Frontline Medical Communications has announced that Hemedicus, an accredited continuing medical education provider, has completed the Accreditation Council™ for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) reaccreditation process. Hemedicus, an independent ACCME accredited continuing medical education company, aims to improve physician competence and enhance physician performance in practice… Read More
