Elsevier expands pulmonary patient education video library, adds more than 50 new titles - November 8, 2016
STM publisher Elsevier has expanded its pulmonary patient education video library, adding more than 50 new titles, and introduced a bariatric video library. In addition, Elsevier has launched six individual video titles focused on in-demand topics including Fall Prevention, Lumbar Puncture, Thoracentesis, Reducing Falls After Stroke,… Read More
SPIE journal Neurophotonics accepted into Science Citation Index Expanded - November 8, 2016
Neurophotonics, a journal published by not-for-profit publisher SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, has been accepted for inclusion in Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), part of the Web of Science. Neurophotonics, edited by David Boas of Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, will… Read More
University of Gloucestershire selects OCLC WorldShare Management Services - November 8, 2016
The University of Gloucestershire has selected WorldShare Management Services (WMS) as its new library management system. WMS is the library services platform that offers all the applications needed to manage a library, including acquisitions, circulation, metadata, resource sharing, license management and… Read More
IDPF members approve plan to combine with W3C - November 8, 2016
The member organisations of the International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF) have approved, by a margin of 72 (88%) in favour to 10 (12%) opposed, a plan proposed by the IDPF Board of Directors to combine IDPF with the World Wide Web Consortium… Read More
KU Libraries, Open Access Network, SPARC and Allen Press to jointly sponsor OA symposium - November 8, 2016
The University of Kansas Libraries, Open Access Network, Allen Press and SPARC are jointly sponsoring an international symposium, 'Envisioning a World Beyond APCs/BPCs,' in Lawrence, Kan., on November 17-18. The symposium will consider current… Read More
Five new members appointed to Global Challenges Research Fund Strategic Advisory Group - November 8, 2016
Five new members have been appointed to the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) Strategic Advisory Group. The new members with varied backgrounds from academia and international development have been appointed for an initial two years to provide advice and support to the GCRF. The main task for the Strategic… Read More
