Universiti Malaya and Clarivate release joint report to evaluate the university’s research and innovation footprint - June 4, 2020
Universiti Malaya (UM), a leading university in Malaysia, and Clarivate Plc, a global leader in providing trusted information and insights to accelerate the pace of innovation, have released a joint report entitled, ‘The influence of strategic programs on Universiti Malaya’s research and innovation footprint.’ This report… Read More
OUP and CUP extend collaboration to publish new report on the use of monographs in a digital environment - June 3, 2020
Academic publisher Oxford University Press has extended its collaboration with Cambridge University Press (CUP) to publish the new report Researcher’s perspectives on the purpose and value of the monograph: Using and engaging with monographs in a digital environment.… Read More
OA Switchboard initiative – progress report May 2020 - June 1, 2020
Open Access (OA) output is growing year-on-year and increasingly, funders and institutions are paying for OA centrally. OA business models are becoming ever more diverse, some with or without individual publication fees, some through agreements with publishers. Meanwhile, funders and institutions are expanding their requirements about… Read More
IEEE shares global findings for the power and energy industry in response to COVID-19 pandemic - May 29, 2020
Technical professional organisation IEEE is committed to supporting a global response to COVID-19. A freely available new IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES) white paper titled "Sharing Knowledge on Electrical Energy Industry’s First Response to COVID-19," draws upon input from global energy… Read More
ARL, CNI, EDUCAUSE release Stewarding the Scholarly and Cultural Record, fourth installment of Emerging Technologies Report - May 28, 2020
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), and EDUCAUSE are releasing Stewarding the Scholarly and Cultural Record in the fourth installment of Mapping the Current Landscape of Research Library Engagement with Emerging Technologies… Read More
New independent study finds Cochrane’s transparency over reporting financial conflicts of interest is leading the way - May 21, 2020
A study published in BMJ Open this month, concludes “the percentage of recent Cochrane meta-analyses on the effects of drug interventions that transparently reported funding sources and trial author–industry financial ties and employment for included trials far exceeds reporting in other journals.”… Read More
CAS releases special report highlighting COVID-19 diagnostic test research - May 4, 2020
CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society specialising in scientific information solutions, has issued a special report in ACS Central Science titled ‘Assay Techniques and Test Development for COVID-19 Diagnosis.’ Drawing from global scientific publications, this report provides a detailed overview of COVID-19 diagnostic tests,… Read More
CRKN calls on members and stakeholders to participate in a survey on digitisation, access, and digital preservation - May 4, 2020
On behalf of the Heritage Content Priorities Task Group (HCPTG), CRKN invites members and stakeholders to participate in a survey on digitisation, access, and digital preservation activities in Canada. The survey covers the strategies and practices used when carrying out digitisation projects, as well as opportunities,… Read More
The 2020 Nature Index Annual Tables show strong performances from institutions with considerable funding and reputation as well as rising stars - April 30, 2020
The 2020 Nature Index Annual Tables has been released. The institutions that feature most prominently in this year’s Nature Index Annual Tables are large with considerable funding and reputation, as might be expected. The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Harvard University and the Max Planck Society… Read More
ACM releases report on best practices for virtual conferences - April 17, 2020
Science and technology conferences are engines of innovation—essential to the incubation of new ideas, the dissemination of research, and the spawning of new technologies. But this year, with no warning, conferences around the globe are finding themselves in uncharted waters as the global COVID-19 pandemic makes physical meetings impossible. To… Read More
