Digital Science ‘BrainScans’ show knowledge networks across UK research base - July 14, 2015
Digital Science, a global technology company serving the research community, has revealed a new picture of the knowledge connections that enable UK based research to have far-reaching impact. The Digital Research Report, called 'The Diversity of UK Research and Knowledge', reveals the way national strength… Read More
KSU to host conference on scientific publishing issues - July 9, 2015
King Saud University (KSU), which is leading the vanguard in promoting and supporting scientific research in the Kingdom, will host the Saudi international conference on scientific publishing for 2015 to discuss issues and challenges surrounding scientific publishing in the Arab world with specific focus on difficulties… Read More
ARL’s series of webcasts present findings from latest SPEC surveys - July 9, 2015
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is offering a series of webcasts that present the findings from the latest SPEC surveys and allow webcast participants to discuss trends with the survey authors. A 45-minute webcast will follow the publication of each SPEC Kit in 2015. … Read More
CERN organises Workshop on Innovations in Scholarly Communication (OAI9) for the ninth time - July 7, 2015
For the ninth time CERN organised the Workshop on Innovations in Scholarly Communication (OAI9) held in Geneva, from June 17-19. With more than 200 participants from around the world (mostly from Europe and North America), OAI9 had a very rich, diverse and interesting programme, starting… Read More
SHERPA/FACT found to be over 95 percent accurate when checking publisher policies against funder mandates for open access - July 6, 2015
SHERPA/FACT, the funders and author's compliance tool, has been found to be more than 95 percent accurate when checking publisher policies against funder mandates for open access – significantly higher than even experienced repository managers. A study by the SHERPA/FACT advisory group compared the information… Read More
US leads the world in point-of-care diagnostics tests, says new report from CPA Global’s Landon IP and Marks & Clerk shows - July 2, 2015
A new research report from Landon IP, the patent analytics and consulting arm of intellectual property management specialist CPA Global, and intellectual property firm Marks & Clerk shows that the United States (US) leads the world in the number of patent first filings for point-of-care (POC)… Read More
