Thomson Reuters’ Data Citation Index connects researchers to data repositories worldwide - June 22, 2012
The Intellectual Property & Science division of Thomson Reuters has announced that it will preview at the American Library Association Conference (ALA) the Data Citation Index, an upcoming research resource within the Web of Knowledge to facilitate the discovery, use and attribution of data sets and… Read More
Elsevier, CAE offer simulation technology for health science curriculums - June 21, 2012
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, and CAE Healthcare, a medical simulation and healthcare learning solutions provider, have announced a new electronic nursing education solution to be made available in July. The new offering features evidence-based scenarios fully-programmed for CAE's METI line of human patient simulators, including an… Read More
NISO to develop recommended practices for demand-driven acquisition of monographs - June 21, 2012
The voting members of the US' National Information Standards Organization (NISO) have approved a new project to develop recommended practices for the Demand-Driven Acquisition (DDA) of Monographs. Many libraries have embraced DDA (also referred to as patron-driven acquisition) to present many more titles to their patrons… Read More
Registration for 2012 Library Assessment Conference now open - June 21, 2012
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has announced that registration is now open for the 2012 Library Assessment Conference: Building Effective, Sustainable, Practical Assessment. It is claimed to be the only conference in North America to focus solely on library assessment. This fourth assessment conference will… Read More
Thomson Reuters’ new study tracks current status of research on neglected tropical diseases - June 20, 2012
The Intellectual Property & Science division of Thomson Reuters has announced the publication of a new study tracking the current status of research on neglected tropical diseases. The Global Research Report Neglected Tropical Diseases analyses research output across countries and fields from 1992-2011 and finds a… Read More
SAGE report offers recommendations for academic libraries to enhance offerings - June 20, 2012
Academic publisher SAGE has released the findings of a new report, according to which, providing evidence of value remains an elusive goal for academic libraries across geographic borders. The findings are the results of a six-month research project commissioned by SAGE, which sets out recommendations for… Read More
