NISO seeks trial users and comments on draft technical report, SUSHI-Lite - July 17, 2015
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) is seeking trial users and comments on the draft technical report, SUSHI-Lite: Deploying SUSHI as a lightweight protocol for exchanging usage via web services, NISO TR-06-201X. This technical report proposes and describes a method of exchanging COUNTER statistics ranging from… Read More
Elsevier collaborates with ANPD and OSU CON to launch second national survey on evidence-based practice in nursing - July 15, 2015
STM publisher Elsevier will collaborate with the Association for Nursing Professional Development (ANPD) and the Ohio State University College of Nursing (OSU CON) to launch a second national survey on evidence-based practice in nursing. The survey will be announced at the opening of the ANPD Annual… Read More
Registrations now open for 2016 LibQUAL+ survey - July 15, 2015
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is inviting libraries to join the global assessment community of LibQUAL+ by registering for the 2016 LibQUAL+ survey. LibQUAL+ is a suite of services that libraries use to solicit, track, understand, and act upon users' opinions of service quality.… Read More
The Frankfurt Book Fair and Publishing Perspectives to host The Markets: Global Publishing Summit - July 15, 2015
A new conference to kick off the Frankfurt Book Fair, to be held the day before the fair officially opens (14-18 October 2015), will set the theme for the world's largest industry meeting: 'The Markets – Global Publishing Summit' is the name of the one-day event,… Read More
Digital Science ‘BrainScans’ show knowledge networks across UK research base - July 14, 2015
Digital Science, a global technology company serving the research community, has revealed a new picture of the knowledge connections that enable UK based research to have far-reaching impact. The Digital Research Report, called 'The Diversity of UK Research and Knowledge', reveals the way national strength… Read More
Elsevier and US National Cancer Institute implement reciprocal linking between research articles and datasets - July 9, 2015
STM publisher Elsevier and the US National Cancer Institute (NCI) have implemented two-way linking between research articles on ScienceDirect and datasets stored in NCI's cancer Nanotechnology Laboratory (caNanoLab) data portal. The NCI is part of the US National Institutes of Health (NIH). caNanoLab provides facilities for… Read More
