Springer, CAS collaboration to accelerate chemistry research - April 1, 2013
STM publisher Springer and chemical information provider Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), a division of the American Chemical Society, will collaborate to include thousands of new experimental procedures for chemical reactions reported in Springer journals in the CAS databases. This collaboration will increase… Read More
Thomson Reuters releases annual analysis of global patent trends - March 28, 2013
The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters has released its annual analysis of global patent trends in its fourth-annual State of Innovation report. This publication tracks patent activity across 12 key technology areas using the Thomson Reuters Derwent World Patents Index (DWPISM) database. … Read More
Taylor & Francis survey examines authors’ attitudes to re-use of work - March 28, 2013
Academic publisher Taylor & Francis has released the third in a series of press releases on the themes and findings of the Open Access Survey. In this survey, Taylor & Francis investigates authors' attitudes and values relating to the dissemination of their research when publishing in… Read More
ACRL publishes new white paper – Intersections of Scholarly Communication and Information Literacy - March 28, 2013
The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) has announced the publication of a new white paper, 'Intersections of Scholarly Communication and Information Literacy: Creating Strategic Collaborations for a Changing Academic Environment,' written by a working group of leaders from many areas of the association. … Read More
ACS introduces ACS ChemWorx, a new research collaboration system to integrate all facets of the researcher’s work life - March 28, 2013
The American Chemical Society (ACS) has announced the launch of ACS ChemWorx, a new research collaboration system designed to integrate all facets of the researcher's work life. Every step of the research process - from forming an initial concept, to exchanging documents and literature references with… Read More
Taylor & Francis survey examines authors’ choice of licences in OA publication - March 22, 2013
Academic publisher Taylor & Francis, UK, has revealed the findings of a survey on open access (OA). Authors were canvassed about their opinions and behaviour about licensing, reuse, peer review and metrics in relation to OA. They were asked to select their most preferred, and second-most… Read More
