Cochrane appoints Karla Soares Weiser as Deputy Editor in Chief - August 31, 2015
Cochrane, a global independent network of researchers, professionals, patients, carers, and people interested in health, has announced the appointment of Karla Soares Weiser as Deputy Editor in Chief. This newly created post will combine leadership roles within the Cochrane Editorial Unit (CEU) and Cochrane Innovations,… Read More
National Library of Medicine releases new web page – Nursing Resources for Standards and Interoperability - August 31, 2015
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) has released a new web page - Nursing Resources for Standards and Interoperability. The web page is a resource for nurses, students, informaticians and anyone interested in nursing terminologies for systems development. It describes the role of SNOMED CT and… Read More
Students using Cengage Learning’s digital course solutions in Calculus to gain access to live Chegg Tutors anytime - August 31, 2015
Chegg, Inc. (CHGG), the Student Hub, and Cengage Learning, a global education company, have announced a partnership to integrate Chegg Tutors directly into Cengage Learning's leading calculus materials. Students using Cengage Learning's digital course solutions in calculus will now have direct access… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - August 31, 2015
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Constance Malpas and Brian Lavoie (RLUK Collective Collection in Context—the OCLC Research Perspective); David Crotty (Is it True that Most Open Access Journals Do Not Charge an APC? Sort of. It Depends.); Phill Jones (More Confusion: Do We All Agree… Read More
Center for Open Science’s Reproducibility Project finds several studies not replicable - August 31, 2015
A four-year study published in Science Magazine on August 27, 2015, found that fewer than half of 100 published findings of three prominent psychology journals were reproducible. The 270 researchers who collaborated on the Reproducibility Project: Psychology coordinated by the Center for Open Science (COS) -… Read More
K-12 parents welcome digital learning as a performance-improving and more cost-effective learning experience for their children, says McGraw-Hill survey - August 31, 2015
McGraw-Hill Education, a learning science company, has released the results of a survey, according to which, parents of K-12 and college-age students overwhelmingly support digital learning as a means to enhance the classroom learning experience for their children. When asked about digital learning, a resounding 91… Read More
