Malaysian university, Thomson Reuters hold event on evidence-based research evaluation - July 6, 2012
Public research university, University of Malaya, and the Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters jointly organised a conference on evidence-based research evaluation. The ‘Conference on Institutional Perspectives on Evidence-Based Research Evaluation’ is seen to have garnered debate on research performance metrics used by institutions… Read More
Springer announces impact factor increases for 2011 - July 6, 2012
STM publisher Springer Science+Business Media, Germany, has announced significant increases in impact factors throughout its journal portfolio, according to the 2011 Journal Citation Reports (JCR), published by Thomson Reuters. A total of 62 Springer journals earned their first impact factor this year, bringing the number… Read More
JISC Collections to provide UK universities streamlined access to Knovel - July 6, 2012
JISC Collections, the membership organisation that supports the provision of digital content for education and research in the UK, and Knovel have signed a new three year agreement which gives UK universities and colleges streamlined access to Knovel. Knovel is a Web-based application integrating technical information… Read More
Oxford University Press launches new OA journal – Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health - July 6, 2012
Academic publisher Oxford University Press (OUP), UK, and the Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health Foundation have announced the launch of an open access journal - Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health (EMPH). EMPH publishes original, rigorous applications of evolutionary biology to problems in medicine and public… Read More
SAE International announces third edition of Vehicle Brake Design and Safety - July 6, 2012
Engineers and technical experts association SAE International has announced the third edition of the title ‘Brake Design and Safety.’ The third edition provides readers with the basic theoretical fundamentals and analytical tools necessary to design braking systems for passenger vehicles and trucks. The goal is to… Read More
National Library of Medicine adds five new collections to digital oral history holdings - July 6, 2012
The History of Medicine Division of the US’ National Library of Medicine recently added to its online oral history content 130 interviews, over 6,800 pages of transcripts and 50 hours of audio content, along with five new special collections. These additions more than double the number… Read More
