Pearson to develop frameworks for OECD’s PISA student assessment for 2015 - October 10, 2011
Education services provider Pearson, US, has announced that it has been chosen by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to develop the frameworks for the latter's landmark PISA educational assessment in 2015. The PISA assessment is widely recognised as the benchmark for measuring… Read More
‘The Spine Journal’ announces editorial changes to enhance scientific integrity - October 6, 2011
The Spine Journal, the official publication of the North American Spine Society, has announced changes to its own editorial processes. The modifications are designed to protect the integrity of scientific publishing. According to Editor-in-Chief Dr. Eugene J. Carragee, each year, millions of large and small… Read More
SAA Council endorses OCLC recommended WIP for putting digitised collections of unpublished materials online - October 4, 2011
Library information provider OCLC Research, US, has announced that the 'Well-intentioned practice (WIP) for putting digitized collections of unpublished materials online,' has been endorsed as a standard by the Society of American Archivists (SAA) Council. Prepared by OCLC Research, this practice provides the framework for… Read More
McGraw-Hill Research Foundation releases paper on strategies to boost STEM research - September 27, 2011
The McGraw-Hill Research Foundation has released a new policy paper by Dr. Freeman A. Hrabowski, III, that seeks to offer practical and scalable solutions to the problem of inadequate supply of college graduates excelling in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Dr. Hrabowski… Read More
SirsiDynix selected as supplier for the LGSAS framework - September 26, 2011
Library automation solutions provider SirsiDynixl, US, has been selected as a successful bidder in Lot 5 of the Local Government Software Application Solutions (LGSAS) Framework tender. SirsiDynix is now an authorised supplier in Lot 5 of the framework, which covers library, museum and leisure-related software application… Read More
RSC expresses concern over EPSRC plans to cut spending in synthetic organic chemistry - September 23, 2011
The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), UK, has echoed the main message of a joint letter sent by the UK's leading science bodies to the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). The letter comes in the wake of controversy over planned cuts by the… Read More
STM signs Out of Commerce MoU facilitated by EU - September 21, 2011
Michael Mabe, CEO of the International Association of Scientific, Technical & Medical Publishers (STM), has signed the Out of Commerce Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Brussels, enabled through a dialogue with libraries facilitated by the European Commission (EC). The MoU recognises that the right to authorise… Read More
Mathematical scientists raise concern over Research Council move - September 21, 2011
Twenty-five of the UK's leading mathematical scientists, including four Fields Medallists, have written to the Prime Minister, David Cameron, to warn that 'central planning and micro-managing research' will have devastating consequences for the nation. The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) announced in July… Read More
UK Higher Education Funding Bodies select Elsevier’s SciVerse Scopus as Data Provider for 2014 Research Excellence Framework - September 20, 2011
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that four UK Higher Education Funding Bodies (representing England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales) will use Elsevier's SciVerse Scopus database as the sole bibliometric provider for the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF). The Framework was developed to assess the quality… Read More
ARL releases resource packet comprising information on legal and policy issues concerning orphan works - September 14, 2011
The Association of Research Libraries has released a 'Resource Packet on Orphan Works: Legal and Policy Issues for Research Libraries.' Prepared by Prudence Adler, Jonathan Band, and Brandon Butler, the resource packet provides general information on legal and policy issues concerning orphan works and the… Read More
