NFAIS webinar to focus on Ithaka S+R report Faculty Survey: Discovery, Scholarly Communication, and the Print to Electronic Transition - November 21, 2013
During the last decade the academic landscape has changed significantly. Library holdings are digital rather than physical, campuses are networked, and technology has invaded the classroom. As a result, the attitudes and practices of faculty as they relate to information discovery, research, publishing, and teaching have changed and continued to… Read More
Thomson Reuters and Ural Federal University collaborate to advance global research impact - November 21, 2013
The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced a commitment with Ural Federal University (UrFU) to create a map of the University's scientific research efforts in order to demonstrate the efficiency and global impact of its programs and scientists. The first phase of… Read More
New report from ARL and Ithaka S+R provide answers to how digital collections are being sustained - November 21, 2013
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the not-for-profit research and consulting group Ithaka S+R have released the Searching for Sustainability: Strategies from Eight Digitized Special Collections report. The report aims to address one of the biggest challenges facing libraries and cultural… Read More
UBM Tech announces new InformationWeek community model - November 21, 2013
Business information provider UBM Tech, US, has announced the launch of a new community-driven InformationWeek. Combining the brand's world renowned content, over 200 new expert contributors, fresh content-sharing tools, and a proven, editorially-facilitated engagement platform, the iconic 34-year old media brand is unlocking the ability for… Read More
Insentia and TEMIS partner to bring value to Enterprise Content - November 21, 2013
By becoming TEMIS' premier partner in Switzerland, insentia reinforces its Enterprise Content Management activities and now provides Luxid®, the flagship platform which received the CODiE Award 2013 for Best Semantic Solution. Embedded within a content management system, it powers more efficient categorisation, search and analysis processes.… Read More
Elsevier launches two new open access journals in its cardiology journals series - November 20, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the launch of two new open access journals in its cardiology journals series - International Journal of Cardiology-Heart & Vessels and International Journal of Cardiology-Metabolic & Endocrine. Heart disease is the leading cause of deaths worldwide, with nearly 600,000 deaths… Read More
