NISO announces new two-phase project to develop standards and recommended practices for altmetrics - June 24, 2013
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has announced a new two-phase project to study, propose, and develop community-based standards or recommended practices in the field of alternative metrics. Assessment of scholarship is a critical component of the research process, impacting everything from which projects get funded… Read More
Library Assessment Conference 2010 papers featured in EBLIP - June 24, 2013
Fifteen articles about a range of assessment activities in academic libraries are featured in the latest issue of Evidence Based Library and Information Practice (EBLIP vol. 8, no. 2). An editorial by Martha Kyrillidou and Damon Jaggars summarises the themes of these papers selected from the 2010 Library Assessment Conference… Read More
McGraw-Hill Education to acquire ALEKS Corporation - June 21, 2013
Digital learning company McGraw-Hill Education, US, has signed an agreement to acquire ALEKS Corporation, the privately held developer of the ALEKS adaptive learning technology for the K-12 and higher education markets. The move strengthens McGraw-Hill Education's position as the leader in delivering personalised learning experiences through… Read More
UK science facing knowledge drain, says RSC chief executive - June 19, 2013
The Science is Vital campaign group has issued a report on the legacy of the 2010 Comprehensive Spending Review for UK science. The science budget saw a cash freeze in 2010, but this has been a 10 percent cut in real terms. The report shows that, as a result, researchers… Read More
Scope partners with AAPA to provide ‘Big Data’ services - June 18, 2013
Scope e-Knowledge Center (Scope), a leading provider of content enhancement and knowledge services, has entered into a partnership with the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA), the US national professional society for physician assistants, to provide big data analytics solutions. Scope has considerable experience in… Read More
Thomson Innovation enhances intellectual property research, includes full-text patent coverage from Australia - June 18, 2013
The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced the addition of full-text patent records from the patent office of IP Australia to Thomson Innovation, a patent intelligence and collaboration platform. Thomson Innovation now includes full-text Australian innovation (petty) patents and granted patents,… Read More
