VitalSource announces enhanced Bookshelf experience for learners and institutions - September 2, 2021
VitalSource Technologies has announced a redesign of their flagship product, Bookshelf®, with features to better support learning and academic success. Based on extensive user research and feedback, the upgrades include improved notetaking, a more user-friendly table of contents and navigation, a dedicated workbook to support user annotation… Read More
JMIR Publications unveils video Knowledge Translation services; adds SciComm Reel and Author Video offerings for authors - September 1, 2021
Continuing its journey to create more open and equitable scientific discourse, JMIR Publications has expanded the Knowledge Translation (KT) suite of services, adding Author Video and SciComm Reels to its catalogue. These services are designed in line with the Canadian Institute for Health Research and World Health… Read More
E-ARK publishes updated Content Information Type Specifications, procedures and supporting guidelines - September 1, 2021
The E-ARK eArchiving Content Information Type Specifications, procedures and guidelines have now been published, following the review period. The updated documents are available on the DILCIS Board webpage. This is the first updated set of specifications and supporting documentation to be published in this cycle of… Read More
Wiley announces 2021 release of its KnowItAll and ChemWindow software and spectral databases - August 23, 2021
Wiley, a global leader in research and education, has announced the 2021 release of its KnowItAll and ChemWindow software and spectral databases. This release includes patent pending technology that accelerates mass spectral (MS) analysis, equipping users with insights that may lead to more accurate identification of compounds.… Read More
NISO’s updated Access & License Indicators (ALI) Recommended Practice now available for public comment - August 23, 2021
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has announced that its draft updated Access & License Indicators (ALI) Recommended Practice (NISO RP-22-202X) is available for public comment through September 18. Originally published in 2015, this Recommended Practice defines the metadata indicators used to indicate free-to-read content, as well… Read More
JCORE upgrades to JATS 1.3 - August 23, 2021
HighWire’s journals hosting solution JCORE can now transform XML to industry standard Journal Article Tag Suite (JATS) XML version 1.3, the latest version. This means that publishers using the platform can now seamlessly comply with the specifications of this interoperable standard. The British… Read More
Digital Science launches new version of Dimensions platform – Dimensions Life Sciences & Chemistry - August 20, 2021
Digital Science, a technology company with a vision of a trusted and collaborative research ecosystem driving progress for all, has announced the launch of a new version of its popular Dimensions platform – Dimensions Life Sciences & Chemistry (Dimensions L&C) – focused on life sciences and chemistry… Read More
CAS announces significant enhancement to predictive retrosynthetic capabilities in SciFinderⁿ - August 18, 2021
CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society, has announced significant enhancements to the predictive retrosynthetic capabilities in CAS SciFindern, the premier scientific and most advanced relevance search engine used by researchers worldwide. An order of magnitude increase in the number of literature examples per reaction pathway… Read More
Elsevier unveils advanced clinical tool to provide world-class medical content to physicians globally - August 17, 2021
Elsevier, a global leader in research publishing and information analytics, has announced the launch of an enhanced version of ClinicalKey®, which will provide physicians with quick access to Elsevier’s trusted medical resources in addition to clinical decision support at the point of care. The… Read More
CARL releases documentation to support Canadian repositories’ participation in OpenAIRE - August 17, 2021
Members of the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL)’s Open Repositories Working Group (ORWG) have released a suite of resources designed to get Canadian repositories’ contents reflected in the OpenAIRE discovery service. In January 2018, CARL entered into a collaboration with OpenAIRE as… Read More
