Elsevier acquires Atira, deepens SciVal’s ability to help academic institutions manage and improve research outcomes - August 16, 2012
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the acquisition of Atira, a provider of software and tools that help academic institutions and researchers manage and improve their research outcomes. Atira complements Elsevier's SciVal by expanding the scope of data to report on research activities across an academic… Read More
OCLC publishes bibliographic linked data for most widely held works in WorldCat - August 16, 2012
OCLC, a US-based non-profit, membership, computer library service and research organisation, has published bibliographic linked data for the most widely held works in WorldCat. This downloadable file - representing nearly 1.2 million resources - contains about 80 million linked data 'triples,' the term for the most… Read More
IEEE approves dozens of standards and standards-development activities - August 16, 2012
Professional association IEEE, US, has announced dozens of new, revised and reaffirmed standards and standards-development projects. Among the new standards that have been published is IEEE 2200 – Standard Protocol for Stream Management in Media Client Devices. By defining interfaces for intelligently distributing and replicating… Read More
GenoSpace and Thomson Reuters partnership to deliver solution for analysing and interpreting human genomic variations - August 16, 2012
The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters, US, has announced that GenoSpace has joined its Life Sciences Partner Ecosystem. The companies will work together to develop an integrated product offering for the analysis and interpretation of human genomic variation. The GenoSpace platform seeks… Read More
UBM Medica US’s Physicians Practice recognised for editorial excellence - August 16, 2012
UBM Medica US, part of UBM Connect, has announced that Physicians Practice has been recognised for its editorial excellence by the ASBPE Awards ("Azbee") with a gold, silver, and honorable mention in their 2012 editorial awards. Physicians Practice, which provides practice management advice to physicians… Read More
HighWire appoints Hugh Blackbourn to lead customer support team in the UK - August 16, 2012
HighWire Press, a not-for-profit division of Stanford University Libraries, has announced the appointment of Hugh Blackbourn as Senior Publication Manager, leading HighWire's customer support team based in the UK. Hugh is an experienced publisher, having spent nearly 4 years as Head of Publishing for the… Read More
