ACRL 2013 conference discusses changing role of academic libraries - April 30, 2013
The ACRL 2013 came to a close with more than 4,800 library staff, exhibitors, speakers and guests from 50 US states and 19 countries meeting at the Indiana Convention Center. The conference, hosted by ACRL (Association of College and Research Libraries) from April 10-13, discussed the… Read More
Annual OCLC Research Library Partnership Roundtable scheduled for April 27 - April 26, 2013
Library information provider OCLC Research has announced that its annual Library Partnership Roundtable will be held on April 27 at ARLIS/NA in Pasadena, CA. This meeting will provide an opportunity for staff from OCLC Research Library Partnership institutions to hear about and influence OCLC Research plans… Read More
Taylor & Francis survey notes OA dichotomy among authors - April 25, 2013
Academic publisher Taylor & Francis has released the fifth in a series of press releases on the themes and findings of the Open Access Survey. In this survey, Taylor & Francis investigated authors' attitudes and values relating to the communication of research when publishing in open… Read More
ICD-10 mapping files from Medi-Span continue to aid customers meet HHS compliance requirements for diagnosis coding by deadline - April 25, 2013
Information services provider Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has announced that Medi-Span customers still have time to add previously released files to map Medi-Span proprietary vocabularies to ICD-10, helping to meet the Department of Human and Health Services (HHS) compliance requirements by the October 2014 deadline.… Read More
iThenticate survey probes concerns of editors and editorial staff at scholarly publications - April 25, 2013
iThenticate, a US-based provider of professional plagiarism detection and prevention technology, has conducted a survey probing the concerns of editors and editorial staff at scholarly publications. Findings indicate that ethics issues top the list of their most pressing challenges. The survey results will be discussed at… Read More
Thomson Reuters releases ‘Research Fronts 2013: 100 Top Ranked Specialties in the Sciences and Social Sciences’ report - April 19, 2013
The IP & Science business of Thomson Reuters has released its report, 'Research Fronts 2013: 100 Top Ranked Specialties in the Sciences and Social Sciences,' identifying 100 important research areas across multiple fields of science. By examining highly cited research papers from 2007 through 2012,… Read More
