Association of Research Libraries publishes Library Development, SPEC Kit 359 - July 12, 2018
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has released Library Development, SPEC Kit 359, which gathers information to better understand the supporting structures and resources (personnel, financial, and material) and the activities and expectations associated with library development efforts at ARL member libraries. This SPEC survey… Read More
CAS and Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma sign 5-year agreement to provide enterprise-wide access to SciFindern - July 11, 2018
CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society (ACS), has announced that Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma has signed a 5-year agreement to provide enterprise-wide access to the newest solution in the SciFinder® family, SciFindern. With SciFindern, scientists can quickly find the most relevant, actionable answers for their… Read More
Elsevier expands medication dose checking capabilities in its Gold Standard Drug Database - July 11, 2018
Elsevier, the information analytics business specialising in science and health, and part of RELX Group, has announced the expansion of medication dose checking capabilities in its Gold Standard Drug Database. Expanded content in Gold Standard Drug Database supports health professionals and healthcare organisations in preventing clinically… Read More
Full program for 10th Conference on Open Access Scholarly Publishing announced - July 10, 2018
The full program for the 10th Conference on Open Access Scholarly Publishing (COASP), hosted by the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association, OASPA, is now available on the conference page: https://oaspa.org/conference/coasp-2018-program/. The conference will be held at the University of Vienna from September… Read More
NIH to host full-day public workshop on using AI and ML to advance biomedical research - July 9, 2018
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are accelerating the capabilities and possibilities for a range of industries, including biomedical research and healthcare delivery. Current and potential applications of AI/ML to scientific research are anticipated to speed clinical diagnosis, treatment, and therapies. To explore these opportunities, the Read More
New Springer Nature report shows value of hybrid journals to research community and beyond - July 3, 2018
A report from Springer Nature shows that OA articles published in hybrid journals attract more downloads, citations, and attention compared with non-OA articles in hybrid journals. The findings of the report, ‘Assessing the open access effect for hybrid journals,’ demonstrate this wider value which hybrid… Read More
