Altmetric attention data now available in Envision Pharma Group’s LibraryTM scientific content management software - April 28, 2017
Envision Pharma Group ('Envision'), a Medical Affairs-focused scientific communications and technology solutions provider, has announced that Library – Envision's searchable content management system for Medical Affairs materials, including publications and multimedia – will now feature attention data provided by data science company Altmetric. The 'impact'… Read More
New OCLC Research report offers framework for developing culture of collaboration between archivists and IT professionals - April 28, 2017
Global library cooperative OCLC has released Demystifying IT: A Framework for Shared Understanding between Archivists and IT Professionals, a follow-on report in the popular Demystifying Born Digital series designed to help archivists achieve a better understanding of how information technology professionals work so that they can… Read More
Springer Nature authors can now submit more of their research outputs via new data submission portal powered by Figshare - April 27, 2017
Figshare, an online digital repository for academic research, has launched a new tool that enables authors to share their research outputs more efficiently during the publishing process. Springer Nature is the first publisher to pilot this new data submission portal and… Read More
CSHL collaborates with Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to boost sharing of scientific research - April 27, 2017
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) has announced a new collaboration with the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) that will help accelerate the understanding of life science for the benefit of human health and disease. New funding from CZI will support the development and expansion of CSHL's… Read More
The Optical Society members and leaders participate in Global March for Science - April 27, 2017
The March for Science, held on April 22, took place in over 600 cities around the globe. Over 250 organisations including, The Optical Society (OSA), connected for this non-partisan celebration of the value of science and scientific inquiry. Fundamental optical research in the last century… Read More
SPARC Europe and Digital Curation Centre release new briefing paper on the ‘Value of Open Data to Research Institutions’ - April 27, 2017
Institutions that house and support research programs are uniquely positioned to advance the open sharing of data. Research managers at these institutions play a pivotal role since they steer institutional policy, strategy and infrastructure development. A newly released briefing paper that speaks directly to these influential figures, and provides… Read More
