Rise in science funding boosting Brazil’s research landscape, says report - May 10, 2013
A rapid rise in science funding is transforming Brazil's research landscape, according to a new report published on behalf of the Brazilian Physical Society by IOP Publishing. Brazil invested $25 billion in scientific research in 2010 - up four-fold on its spend in 2000 -which… Read More
Dutch researchers’ international performance ranked highest by Elsevier study - May 8, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the outcomes of a comparative study of Dutch researchers' international performance, based on Scopus data and using Elsevier's SciVal research performance measurement tools. The study showed that, in a comparison that includes the top 10 R&D spending nations in the… Read More
ARL seeking proposals for 2014 SPEC survey topics - May 8, 2013
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is seeking proposals for 2014 SPEC survey topics. For 40 years ARL has gathered and disseminated data through the SPEC survey programme to assist libraries in the continuous improvement of their management systems. Each year, the Association works with librarians… Read More
UpToDate ranked as most-used clinical decision support resource, says study in JMLA - May 7, 2013
Information services provider Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has announced that a study on the value of library and information services in patient care found UpToDate was the most used clinical decision support resource, second only to research studies. WK Health made the announcement at 'MLA '13,… Read More
Authors value rigorous peer review, says Taylor & Francis survey - May 6, 2013
Academic publisher Taylor & Francis has released the sixth in a series of press releases on the themes and findings of the Open Access (OA) Survey. In this survey, Taylor & Francis investigated authors' preferred methods of peer review suitable for their research. Taylor &… Read More
Thomson Reuters launches contest for innovative use of Web of Knowledge APIs - May 6, 2013
The IP & Science business of Thomson Reuters, US, has announced the launch of Build Challenge, the second phase of a contest designed to expand the discovery experience offered by Thomson Reuters' Web of Knowledge. The competition challenges the research community to develop innovative visualisation tools… Read More
