Thomson Reuters appoints Gordon Macomber as managing director of Scientific and Scholarly Research unit - January 17, 2013
The Intellectual Property & Science business at Thomson Reuters has announced the appointment of Gordon Macomber to the role of managing director of the Scientific and Scholarly Research (SSR) unit. Keith MacGregor, who formerly led the unit, has moved into the role of strategic advisor… Read More
ACCUCOMS launches user interaction programme for Elsevier in Turkey - January 17, 2013
ACCUCOMS, a Netherlands-based provider of sales and marketing services to scholarly and society publishers, has announced that it will train Elsevier users in Turkey as part of a newly launched user interaction programme. The user interaction programme trains researchers and librarians in the use of Elsevier's… Read More
Questia’s new iPhone/iPad app allows students to write even better research papers faster - January 17, 2013
Questia, an online library and research tool for students and part of Cengage Learning, US, has announced the release of its new iOS app designed specifically to provide a compelling mobile research experience, allowing students to write even better research papers faster. According to a… Read More
NIH to embed ORCID identifiers in grant application workflows - January 17, 2013
The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) will join Wellcome Trust in working to embed ORCID identifiers in grant application workflows. ORCID undertakes to provide funders a means to better track research and understand the impact of funding while reducing the burden… Read More
Cornell, Columbia Libraries to build joint infrastructure with Mellon Foundation grant - January 17, 2013
The libraries at Columbia University and Cornell University are taking a new step in their 2CUL partnership: integrating a major part of their operations. The two libraries will integrate their technical services departments with the help of a three-year, $350,000 grant from the Andrew W.… Read More
EBSCO Publishing and Ingram partner to make eBooks on EBSCOhost available via the OASIS library platform - January 16, 2013
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, and Ingram Content Group Inc., a subsidiary of Nashville-based Ingram Industries Inc., have announced an agreement aimed at benefiting mutual customers of Ingram’s OASIS (Online Acquisitions and Selection Information System) and eBooks on EBSCOhost. The agreement will allow… Read More
