Wolters Kluwer Health unveils quizzing tool that delivers personalised learning for millennials and next generation medical students and residents - November 10, 2017
Wolters Kluwer Health unveiled a quizzing engine that delivers personalised learning and on-the-go insights to support how, when and where today's medical students want to learn. The powerful quizzing tool allows students to track progress, view results and build customized quizzes to focus their training on… Read More
New international coalition takes crowd-funding style approach to secure the future of open science - November 10, 2017
In an effort to strengthen and secure the network of non-commercial services that underpin the burgeoning field of Open Science, a newly-formed coalition of international organisations, including SPARC Europe, is spearheading an unconventional appeal. The Global Sustainability Coalition for Open Science Services (SCOSS), which formed… Read More
Università degli Studi di Roma “Tor Vergata” implements Ex Libris Leganto reading list solution - November 10, 2017
Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced that the Università degli Studi di Roma "Tor Vergata" (University of Rome Tor Vergata) has now gone live with the company's Leganto SM course reading list solution. Along with Tor Vergata's Ex Libris Alma® library services platform and Ex… Read More
eLife welcomes Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation as new funder-partner - November 10, 2017
The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, Sweden, has added its weight to the funder-backed effort to reform science publishing, eLife. Established 100 years ago, the Foundation has awarded 24bn Swedish Krona (nearly £224m) in research and education grants, making it one of the largest private research… Read More
UKSG appoints Bev Acreman as Interim Executive Director - November 10, 2017
UKSG, the key professional interest group for the scholarly communications community, has announced the appointment of Bev Acreman as Interim Executive Director. Bev replaces Sarah Bull who is moving on to pursue other opportunities. She is well known by the UKSG community, having held senior… Read More
Elsevier’s new Opioid Resource Center brings together latest medical and scientific information to tackle opioid crisis - November 10, 2017
Elsevier, the information analytics business specialising in science and health, has created the Opioid Epidemic Resource Center to help healthcare professionals, medical researchers and the public understand the ongoing opioid epidemic. The Opioid Epidemic Resource Center, freely available on Elsevier Connect, Elsevier's public news and information… Read More
