Book Industry Study Group publishes 2020 updates to BISAC Subject Headings - December 23, 2020
The Book Industry Study Group (BISG) has published the 2020 update to its book publishing subject codes, often referred to as BISAC Subject Headings. Maintained by BISG since 1995, Book Industry Standards and Communications (BISAC) codes have become a core element of book product metadata, enabling… Read More
EMBO launches Early Evidence Base site - December 23, 2020
EMBO is launching the Early Evidence Base site, an experimental platform that blends human scientific expertise with artificial intelligence (AI) to highlight scientific findings posted in preprints. Preprints are manuscripts that are publicly shared online by researchers before formal publication in a peer-reviewed journal.… Read More
Bentham Science partners with German consortium for Read and Publish Agreement - December 23, 2020
Bentham Science has partnered with the German consortium 'Specialized Information Services for Science' (Fachinformationsdienst FID) Pharmacy for a 'Read and Publish' Agreement. The consortium comprises of 23 leading German universities. The partnership allows the library patrons from the universities who partake in FID Pharmacy, to access licensed… Read More
Unbound Medicine® and OADN launch Virtual Simulation Reviews - December 23, 2020
Unbound Medicine®, a leader in knowledge management solutions for healthcare, and the Organization of Associate Degree Nursing (OADN), the national advocate for community college nursing education, have launched OADN Virtual Simulation Reviews (VSR)—a structured and objective resource that assists nursing educators in identifying products… Read More
Dear Subscribers - December 23, 2020
This is to inform you that the number of articles carried in the newsletter will be fewer than usual, as business activity during this period (Dec 25, 2020 - Jan 1, 2021) is relatively low. Also, please note that there will be no newsletter dispatch from December 24th to December… Read More
Elsevier calls for 3rd Annual Karen Hunter Memorial Award nominations - December 22, 2020
Elsevier, a global leader in research publishing and information analytics, has announced the call for nominations for the 3rd Annual Karen Hunter Memorial Award. The award recognises demonstrated evidence of the desire to encourage collaborations between librarians and publishers, or exemplar experience with advancing information dissemination via… Read More
