ARL publishes Affordable Course Content and Open Educational Resources, SPEC Kit 351 - July 13, 2016
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has released Affordable Course Content and Open Educational Resources, SPEC Kit 351, an exploration of the degree to which ARL member institutions advocate, support, and develop such materials. This study gathered information on affordable course content and open educational… Read More
Taylor & Francis’ new research reveals that over two thirds of researchers who’ve never peer reviewed would like to - July 12, 2016
Academic publisher Taylor & Francis Group has published a new research on motivations, training and support in peer review. 'Peer review: a global view' brings together primary research on researchers' motivations behind publishing in peer reviewed journals and in undertaking peer review, and their attitudes and… Read More
Research and Markets adds Global Electronic Health Records Market 2016-2020 report to their offering - July 6, 2016
Market research and data services provider Research and Markets, Ireland, has announced the addition of the "Global Electronic Health Records Market 2016-2020" report to their offering. The report forecasts the global electronic health records market to grow at a CAGR of… Read More
UK wide survey cites the growing importance of online libraries to academics - June 30, 2016
The 2015 survey of academics, jointly commissioned by Jisc and RLUK and conducted by research organisation Ithaka S+R, has revealed a substantial increase in the way academics use and value online libraries. According to the report, 88% of researchers now see their… Read More
Elsevier teams up with the White House National Cancer Moonshot Task Force to develop benchmark report on US cancer research landscape - June 30, 2016
STM publisher Elsevier has announced an initiative with the White House National Cancer Moonshot Task Force to develop a comprehensive study of cancer research in the United States. The Elsevier report will provide a road map of the cancer research landscape to identify pockets of… Read More
ScienceOpen and Altmetric to co-host webinar on the future of altmetrics - June 30, 2016
Altmetric and ScienceOpen will be co-hosting a webinar on July 4, 2016, at 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM BST titled 'The future of altmetrics.' Altmetrics are non-traditional metrics that can be used as alternative measures of scholarly impact. As an article-level… Read More
