Choice publishes white paper on prescriptive analytics for academic libraries - October 5, 2026
Choice has published a white paper examining how academic libraries can use prescriptive analytics and operational research methods to inform resource allocation and purchasing decisions amid budget constraints. Titled The Optimized Library: Prescriptive Foundations for Resource Stewardship in an Era of Fiscal Austerity, the paper is the… Read More
NSF launches Open Knowledge Network to connect national open data for AI-enabled discovery - October 5, 2026
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has launched the NSF Open Knowledge Network (NSF OKN), a national open-data infrastructure designed to connect knowledge graphs and make data more accessible, interoperable, and machine-readable for research, government, and other applications. The network is publicly available at… Read More
PNAS joins ResearchGate platform to increase global access to multidisciplinary research - October 5, 2026
ResearchGate and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences have established a Journal Home partnership aimed at expanding the digital distribution, readership, and visibility of content published in PNAS. Under the agreement, research articles from the peer-reviewed journal will be… Read More
The American Journal of Medicine names Mindy Fain as next Editor-in-Chief - October 5, 2026
Mindy J. Fain, MD, has been appointed as the next editor in chief of The American Journal of Medicine, effective January 2027. The announcement was released by the publication's publisher, Elsevier Health & Medical Sciences. Dr. Fain, who currently serves as a professor of medicine and nursing… Read More
STM issues guidance to strengthen medical and health science data sharing policies - October 1, 2026
STM has released new voluntary recommendations designed to help publishers and journals improve the clarity of data sharing information in medical and health sciences. The guidance addresses challenges unique to this field, where participant privacy, regulatory requirements, and ethical obligations make generic policy language difficult to apply.… Read More
Germfree integrates Smarthood with Wolters Kluwer Simplifi+ IV Workflow Management - October 1, 2026
Germfree Laboratories, LLC has announced the certified integration of its Smarthood™ sterile compounding hood with Wolters Kluwer Health’s Simplifi+® IV Workflow Management, Assure‑Trak®, and Simplifi 797® solutions. The integration provides full hardware and software compatibility for volumetric and gravimetric workflows, enabling pharmacy teams to… Read More
