(7 Dec 2023) Clarivate Plc today announced it has enriched ProQuestTM Dissertations & Theses Citation Index, integrating over 172 million cited references from ProQuest™ Dissertations & Theses Global within the Web of Science™ platform and interconnecting both platforms. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Citation Index opens new possibilities in the research workflow for students and researchers, enabling them…
(13 Dec 2023) In December 2020, the Chinese Academy of Sciences released the first version of its journal Early Warning List. Three years on, Prof. Dr. Liying Yang, Director of the Scientometrics and Research Assessment Unit at the National Science Library, Chinese Academy of Sciences, who manages the Early Warning List, will host a research…
(6 Dec 2023) From the National Library of New Zealand blog: “The National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa is charged with ‘enriching the cultural and economic life of New Zealand and its interchanges with other nations’ (National Library of New Zealand Act 2003). We have a growing commitment to…
(6 Dec 2023) The EDUTech 2023 Conference was buzzing with excitement as librarians from NUS Libraries showcased the flagship immersive technology Jumpstart Minis programme and efforts to increase scalability, serviceability and sustainability in blended learning. Wondering how learning platforms have been used to achieve greater manpower efficiency? Or how students and learners can be empowered…
(3 Dec 2023) The National Medical Commission (NMC) of India is planning to create a library in which all books and manuscripts related to medicine and surgery in ancient India will be available. It has called for experts from the medical field and other disciplines to help identify and collect the books and manuscripts for…
(30 Nov 2023) Malaysia’s first health digital library, known as Beauty (Bringing Education And Understanding To You) and Health Digital Library for Health Promotion and Health Screening Portal, was officially launched today with 44 videos and 48 informative booklets of comprehensive educational resources on cancer. Deputy Health Minister Datuk Lukanisman Awang Sauni said the digital…
(11 Dec 2023) There are hundreds of websites designed to support chemists at every level across all aspects of their work, whether that’s a student interpreting a complicated NMR spectrum, a technician searching for safety information, or a principal investigator editing a paper. Chemistry World has gathered a selection of informational resources, online tools and…
(Dec 2023) NASA has released its free Open Science 101 curriculum to empower researchers, early career scientists, and underrepresented communities with the knowledge and tools to embrace open science practices. The five-module program is designed to equip researchers, students and citizen scientists with the skills to navigate the principles and practices of open science. NASA’s…
(5 Dec 2023) Scopus, a widely used database of scientific papers operated by publishing giant Elsevier, plays an important role as an arbiter of scholarly legitimacy, with many institutions around the world expecting their researchers to publish in journals indexed on the platform. But users beware, a new study warns. As of September, the database listed…
(6 Dec 2023) Wiley will cease using the beleaguered Hindawi brand name, the publisher announced on an earnings call Wednesday morning. Wiley plans to integrate Hindawi’s approximately 200 journals into the rest of its portfolio by the middle of next year. Problems with Hindawi, the open access publisher that Wiley acquired in 2021, have cost…