December 24, 2018

Elsevier Acquires Science-Metrix Inc., Provider of Research Analytics Services and Data

PublishersDecember 24, 2018

(19 December 2018) Elsevier, the information analytics business specializing in science and health, has acquired Science-Metrix Inc., a research evaluation firm that provides science research evaluation and analytics to assess science and technology activities. Headquartered in Montréal, Canada, Science-Metrix is known for high-quality and independent bibliometric analysis and research evaluation. “Science-Metrix was an early adopter of Elsevier’s abstract…

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Radical Collaboration in Research Data Management Explored in Research Library Issues

Data, Metadata, Open Access, Research SupportDecember 24, 2018

(20 December 2018) The latest issue of Research Library Issues (RLI), gathers reflections by six archivists and librarians on the practice of radical collaboration applied to research data management (RDM). Archivist Nancy McGovern describes radical collaboration as “inclusive, involving commitment and effort by most or all members that are broadly representative of the various aspects of the common…

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How digital age has forced Hong Kong’s libraries and librarians to change ways they get us to read

Asia Pacific, eBooks, LibrariesDecember 24, 2018

(21 December 2018) Various initiatives include increasing access and range of e-books, holding outdoor pop-up libraries around the city and loaning books to pre-schools; and use of printed books is down as surveys show e-books are read by only 12 per cent of internet users while just 36 per cent of primary school pupils ‘love…

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