CCSD and COAR are set to launch a directory of open access preprint repositories - February 3, 2022
The Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe (CCSD) of France and the Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR) have announced their formal collaboration to launch a directory of open access preprint repositories. Preprints are becoming an increasingly important part of the research communications… Read More
CAS SciFinder Discovery Platform™ includes unique biosequence data collection and capabilities - February 2, 2022
CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society specializing in scientific information solutions, has announced the launch of a major expansion of the CAS SciFinder Discovery Platform into life sciences. The enhanced platform includes over 2 million modified biosequences, 60 years of patent literature, and one of… Read More
EBSCO Information Services releases CAB Abstracts® with Full Text - February 2, 2022
EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) has released CAB Abstracts® with Full Text, an applied life science database that provides access to literature spanning from agriculture, the environment, and veterinary sciences, to applied economics, leisure/tourism, and nutrition. CAB Abstracts with Full Text, produced in collaboration with… Read More
NISO draft Standards-Specific Ontology Standard now open for public comments - January 31, 2022
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has announced that the Z39.103 Standards-Specific Ontology Standard (SSOS) Working Group has released its draft standard for public comment. Members of the global information community are invited to provide their input. NISO SSOS provides a high-level generic ontology describing the life… Read More
Wolters Kluwer, Health previews Digital Health Architect platform for consumer content & decision support - January 28, 2022
Wolters Kluwer, Health has announced the preview release of Digital Health Architect™, a rich and dynamic clinical content platform designed to deliver turnkey access to best-in-class health consumer content and clinical decision support for healthcare organizations as well as digital health technology and virtual care vendors. … Read More
Kudos and Impact Science launch COVID Knowledge Cooperative - January 28, 2022
Kudos and Impact Science have announced the launch of the COVID Knowledge Cooperative, a cross-publisher initiative to help broader audiences find, understand, and act on research relating to COVID-19, coronaviruses, and other infectious and respiratory diseases. Launch partners include the American Chemical Society, De Gruyter, Hindawi, SAGE,… Read More
KU Leuven unveils Research Data Repository, a new platform for archiving and publishing research data - January 28, 2022
KU Leuven, an institution for research and education with international appeal, is making it possible for researchers to keep their data safe for years while making it accessible to fellow researchers worldwide with Research Data Repository (RDR), a new platform for archiving and publishing research data. Research… Read More
Penn State University Libraries’ Open Publishing unit unveils ROAM, an expanded open educational resources repository - January 21, 2022
Penn State University Libraries’ Open Publishing unit recently launched ROAM, a newly expanded online publication service for openly licensed educational materials authored by Penn State faculty. Short for “Repository of Open and Affordable Materials,” the platform builds on a service created and previously hosted… Read More
Gale expands Gale Digital Scholar Lab to include new interface and enhanced analysis tools to better support teaching and learning - January 21, 2022
Gale, part of a Cengage Group, has expanded Gale Digital Scholar Lab with new and improved features that provide digital humanities (DH) researchers with a better user experience. With a new interface and redesigned analysis tools, Gale Digital Scholar Lab now provides a more… Read More
DataSalon announce full integration of Research Organization Registry (ROR) - January 21, 2022
DataSalon has announced that ROR (the Research Organization Registry) has been fully integrated into all of its services. Full support is provided for automated matching to ROR of free-text organization names captured by publishers. All of DataSalon’s clients previously using the GRID database of research organisations have… Read More
