EndNote collaborates with Science Hack Day to bring global event to Madagascar - August 7, 2014
Thomson Reuters EndNote, the leading software for researchers, librarians and students to manage bibliographies, citations and references, has announced a collaboration with Science Hack Day – a global grassroots movement aimed at empowering scientific innovation - to bring the event to Africa. The continent's first-ever Science… Read More
ARL publishes Open Source Software, SPEC Kit 340 - August 7, 2014
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has released Open Source Software, SPEC Kit 340, which investigates ARL member libraries' adoption and/or development of open source software (OSS) for functions such as integrated library system (ILS), discovery layer, electronic resource management, interlibrary loan, digital asset management, institutional… Read More
Human Genome Variation database launches - August 4, 2014
Figshare, an online repository which enables researchers to securely host, will provide the technology to power the newly launched Human Genome Variation Database managed by Nature Publishing Group. The data accompanies Data Reports (a new article type) published in the open… Read More
CAS announces 2014 SciFinder Future Leaders in Chemistry - August 1, 2014
Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), the world's authority for chemical information, has announced the 2014 SciFinder Future Leaders in Chemistry program participants. The 18 participants, a diverse group of international scientists, have the exclusive opportunity this August to share their research experience and knowledge and to take… Read More
2014 JCR, including Journal Impact Factors and the Essential Science Indicators, now available within Thomson Reuters InCites - August 1, 2014
The Intellectual Property and Science business of Thomson Reuters marked a first for the scientific community with the release of its enhanced research analytics solution, InCites, an integrated web-based platform for measuring research output and impact, monitoring trends, and benchmarking articles, journals, institutions, and people, allowing… Read More
Publishers increasingly concerned about ebook quality, says new DCL and Bowker survey on digital publishing industry trends - August 1, 2014
Publishers are increasingly concerned with quality as they move towards digital productions, according to a new survey on trends in the digital publishing industry. Of the respondents, 84 percent are planning to publish digitally in 2014 (an increase of 21 percent over the prior year), and 52 percent of respondents… Read More
