UKSG / NISO release first KBART recommendations for improved OpenURL data supply - January 18, 2010
The UK Serials Group (UKSG) and the National Information Standards Organisation (NISO) have announced the first report by the KBART (Knowledge Bases And Related Tools) Working Group, a joint initiative that is exploring data problems within the OpenURL supply chain. The KBART… Read More
Cancer journals posting declines, says report - December 31, 2009
The amount spent on display ads in cancer-related journals overall declined to $32 million from $36.5 million for the first 10 months of 2009, according to PERQ/HCI, a firm which tracks medical-publishing performance. Ad pages were reportedly down 9.8 percent over the same span. Ad sales… Read More
Alnylam, MIT researchers report new data on RNAi therapeutics in journal PNAS - December 30, 2009
RNAi therapeutics company Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc., US, has announced the publication of new data in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). The company had worked with collaborators from the David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology… Read More
US study examines a decade of public library use amid high Internet usage - December 24, 2009
The US’ Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has announced the release of a new research brief, ‘Service Trends in US Public Libraries, 1997-2007’. The brief seeks to identify important changes public libraries have made to address patron needs in an increasingly Internet-centric environment, and… Read More
Anesthesiology launches ‘Education’ section to promote new discoveries and influence clinical practice - December 24, 2009
The January issue of Anesthesiology, the journal of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, Inc, marks the debut of a newly designated ‘Education’ section. The new section is designed to highlight clinical material, making it more accessible and relevant for implementation in everyday clinical practice. The issue… Read More
Study examines discrimination in citations by scientific articles authors - December 23, 2009
The Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), a Spanish university, has published a study that analyses the discrimination reportedly existing in citations of scientific articles. Why some scientists choose a given citation and not others to include in the references of their scientific writings is an… Read More
Academic library budgets shrinking significantly, says CIBER survey - December 22, 2009
The CIBER research group at University College London has announced the availability of the final report for its global library survey that concerns the challenges, trends and best practices during tough economic times. Co-sponsored by Charleston Conference, Baker & Taylor’s YBP Library… Read More
Efficiency and quality of research affected by lack of access, says RIN report - December 9, 2009
The UK’s Research Information Network (RIN) has released a new report titled ‘Overcoming barriers: Access to research information content’. The report says that the issue of researchers’ access to research information content must be addressed if the UK research community is to operate effectively and produce… Read More
RSPCA report flays scientific journals over lack of policy on use of animals in research - December 8, 2009
The UK’s Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) has published a new set of figures on the editorial policy of journals on the use of animals in scientific research. The figures, published in the latest issue of the American Journal of Bioethics,… Read More
Most top medical journals allow public review of conflict of interest policies: JAMA study - November 26, 2009
The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) has published a report, according to which nearly 90 percent of medical journals with relatively high impact factors have policies addressing author conflict of interest (COI) available for public review. But many journals do not require authors to… Read More
