London Info International 2016 speaker insights - November 23, 2016
In just over a week many members of the information community will gather at London’s ExCeL to experience a brand new and exciting conference and exhibition. The intersection between information and data, the rise of the user, and the need for the information industry to demonstrate value, are all key… Read More
Ringgold maps over 11,000 Open Funder Registry IDs to its Identify Database - November 23, 2016
Ringgold, an ISNI Registration Agency, has mapped more than 11,000 Open Funder Registry IDs to its Identify Database of over 440,000 organizational records. The addition of the Funder IDs provides interoperability between the two datasets. By mapping Funder IDs to Ringgold's Identify Database, organisations and… Read More
New study proposes pragmatic scenario for transitioning the publication system towards Open Access - November 22, 2016
The Swiss National Science Foundation in collaboration with the Scientific Information programme (SUC P-2) run by swissuniversities has initiated a study, which for the first time, has developed scenarios for restructuring transitioning Switzerland's scientific publication system towards Open Access (OA). The study recommends a model that… Read More
Molecule Synthesis now made easier by Wiley’s ChemPlanner - November 21, 2016
Wiley ChemPlanner is an award winning organic chemistry tool that is used to plan the synthesis of a new compound. The web application for the ChemPlanner platform facilitates the bridging of the distinct but complementary functions such as predicting the chemical reaction pathways and building synthetic pathways from existing… Read More
U-M Library and Knowledge Unlatched survey to focus on the scalability of OA monographs in the humanities and social sciences - November 18, 2016
In June 2016 the University of Michigan Library (U-M Library) and Knowledge Unlatched (KU) began a collaboration 'to study and overcome remaining obstacles to the spread of Open Access (OA) scholarly publishing in the Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS).' One of the products of this partnership… Read More
Collaboration between British and EU scientists increased over the four years prior to the UK’s Brexit vote, reports Nature Index - November 17, 2016
According to the Nature Index, collaboration between British and EU scientists increased over the four years prior to the UK's Brexit vote. The index's data show that, on average, cross-channel partnerships were producing 26% more high-quality research in 2015 than in 2012, with the average collaboration… Read More
