New electronic theses and dissertations dashboard from ProQuest helps universities grow and showcase research - January 11, 2021
A new electronic theses and dissertations (ETD) dashboard can help administrators and librarians gather valuable data on their university’s research output – and it is now available free to all universities who disseminate their dissertations and theses with ProQuest. Developed in collaboration with… Read More
RSNA announces publication of first annotated data set from RICORD by TCIA - January 11, 2021
The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) and the RSNA COVID-19 AI Task Force have announced that the first annotated data set from the RSNA International COVID-19 Open Radiology Database (RICORD) has been published by The Cancer Imaging Archive (TCIA). … Read More
SPARC appoints Katie Steen as Manager of Public Policy and Advocacy - January 11, 2021
SPARC has appointed Katie Steen as Manager of Public Policy and Advocacy, effective February 1, 2021. In the newly established position, Katie will be responsible for enhancing SPARC’s policy and coalition activities to advance SPARC’s commitment to making open the default for research and education. Katie… Read More
Bentham Science partners with Universidade Lusófona to help researchers - January 11, 2021
Bentham Science, a science, technology, and medical (STM) publisher, has announced an Institutional Member partnership with the Portuguese university, Universidade Lusófona. The partnership gives researchers from the university an opportunity to publish their research under an Open Access license under economical terms. This agreement is a continuation… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - January 11, 2021
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Danielle Cooper, Oya Y. Rieger and Roger C. Schonfeld (Can publishers maintain control of the scholarly record?); Derek Beres (Should scientific studies be available for free?); research information blog (Peer review, preprints and a pandemic); James Clay (Using data to… Read More
Wolters Kluwer publishes Cannabis: A Handbook for Nurses - January 8, 2021
Wolters Kluwer, Health has announced the publication of Cannabis: A Handbook for Nurses, the first medical cannabis book written specifically for nurses. The book addresses nursing skills and responsibilities in cannabis care, including the physiology of the human endocannabinoid system, cannabis care as it… Read More
