Wolters Kluwer study finds medical students spending more on mobile & online board review prep for licensing exams - June 27, 2019
Medical students increased their investment in information and educational resources by 14% in 2018, with approximately 60% of those dollars going toward board review and preparatory support, according to a survey of American Medical Student Association (AMSA) members. The survey, conducted in coordination with Wolters Kluwer,… Read More
Web of Science data show that G20 nations are drivers of the global research system - June 25, 2019
The Institute for Scientific Information at the Web of Science Group launched a new report which examines the research performance of the G20 with a visual comparative snapshot for each G20 nation, ahead of the Osaka summit in Japan from June 28-29. The Web of Science Group is part of… Read More
Springer Nature launches new collection of educational, standalone, peer-reviewed videos on SpringerLink - June 20, 2019
Springer Nature is launching a new collection of educational, standalone, peer-reviewed videos on its online content platform SpringerLink. Available from July, the videos will cover a wide range of content from demonstrations of surgical techniques to tailored lecture series and interviews with researchers. Content for the… Read More
The future of scholarly books is open (access), reveals a Springer Nature survey - June 19, 2019
A global Springer Nature survey of more than 2,500 academic book authors provides in-depth insights into perceptions of open access (OA). The majority of book authors support the idea that all future scholarly books should be open access (OA). This is one of the key findings… Read More
New Ex Libris report reveals opportunities for academic libraries and research offices to strengthen support for researchers - June 14, 2019
Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced the publication of a study that examines the challenges that researchers confront at institutions of higher education and the level of support provided by research offices and libraries. The study was commissioned by Ex Libris and conducted by Alterline,… Read More
DynaMed founder, Dr. Brian S. Alper, leads effort to define certainty of net benefit for healthcare - June 11, 2019
On June 4, 2019, BMJ Open published an open access paper which defines the ‘certainty of net benefit’ as a proposed method to report the impact of clinical recommendations. The report follows two years of development and deliberation within the Grading of… Read More
