Thomson Reuters collaborates with ANVUR to evaluate quality of Italy’s research efforts - August 30, 2013
The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters recently collaborated with the Agenzia Nazionale di Valutazione del sistema Universitario e della Ricerca (ANVUR), Italy's national agency for the evaluation of universities and research centers, for the Valutazione della Qualità della Ricerca (VQR), an exercise to… Read More
Taiwan has most citations per paper in educational research, says research - August 27, 2013
Taiwan has produced the most-cited publications on educational research projects around the world during the past three years. This is according to a recently published research conducted by Tseng Yuen-hsien, a research fellow and deputy head of National Taiwan Normal University's (NTNU's) Information Technology Center. … Read More
ARL publishes Digital Image Collections and Services, SPEC Kit 335 - August 27, 2013
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has published Digital Image Collections and Services, SPEC Kit 335, which examines how research libraries and their parent institutions have responded to the transition from analog to digital images and the growth of digital images available from commercial vendors and/or… Read More
Springer launches ‘full book download functionality’ on SpringerLink and Springer for R&D - August 26, 2013
STM publisher Springer recently introduced the 'full book download functionality' on SpringerLink and Springer for R&D in response to the high demand for this feature by authors, researchers and library customers. This new functionality allows users to download all chapters of a book in one go.… Read More
OA to research publications reaching ‘tipping point’, says new European Commission study - August 22, 2013
A new study, funded by the European Commission, has confirmed the global shift towards making research findings available free of charge for readers. This new research suggests that open access is reaching the tipping point, with around 50 percent of scientific papers published in 2011 now… Read More
Thieme releases neuroanatomy app - August 20, 2013
STM publisher Thieme recently announced the launch of the Complete Human Brain iPad app. Building on Dr. Wieslaw Nowinski's pioneering digital atlas, The Human Brain in 1969 Pieces, this sophisticated 3-D app has a simple touchscreen interface that facilitates the learning of neuroanatomy by allowing… Read More
