Research Councils launch new programme for all peer reviewers and decision-makers, to raise awareness and reduce impact of unconscious bias - November 25, 2015
The Research Councils have launched a new programme for all peer reviewers and decision-makers, to raise awareness and reduce the impact of unconscious bias. Over a period of three years, beginning in January 2016, more than 1,300 people involved in peer review from all seven Research Councils will be… Read More
F1000Workspace surpasses 1m references - November 25, 2015
F1000, a provider of services to biomedical researchers to support the discovery, writing and publication of new scientific findings, has announced that one million references have been loaded on to F1000Workspace – a research collaboration, reference management and authoring platform for scientists – since it was… Read More
Two scientific journals published by Ural Federal University, Russia, gaining international recognition - November 25, 2015
Quaestio Rossica (QR), a historical journal by the Institute of Humanities and Arts of Ural Federal University, has been included into the list of journals indexed by the Web of Science Core Collection. The indexing covers all issues of the journal since 2015. The first issues of the year are… Read More
University of Reading signs multiyear agreement to expand license for Symphony to its Malaysia campus - November 25, 2015
The University of Reading has signed a multiyear agreement to expand its license for Symphony to its Malaysia campus. From April to October, Library staff worked with SirsiDynix consultants to plan the project and configure the system. The Malaysia Campus went live in mid-October. The… Read More
Public Libraries leverage Boopsie Mobile app to reach young community members - November 25, 2015
Boopsie, Inc., a mobile platform-as-a-service provider for libraries worldwide, has reported the impressive effect that integration of its Digital Comics and Graphic Novels subscription can have on circulation and usage of the resources that are popular with readers of all ages. The last 10 years have seen an explosion… Read More
Holiday Notice - November 25, 2015
This is to inform our esteemed subscribers that there will be no newsletter dispatch on November 26-27, 2015 on account of Thanksgiving Day. We will resume our newsletter service on Monday, November 30, 2015. The newsletter will contain all the headlines that have appeared after the November 25th issue. Read More
