(21 September 2015) Altmetric has a new free-to-download eBook resource, co-written by Scholastica and Altmetric: The Evolution of Impact Indicators: From bibliometrics to altmetrics As scholarly workflows and academic communication patterns evolve to meet the needs of today’s digital researcher, a huge shift in the way we think about and identify indicators of broader impacts is…
(18 September 2015) One of the first tasks for DataCite in the European Commission-funded THOR project, which started in June, was to contribute to a comparison of the ORCID and DataCite metadata standards. Together with ORCID, CERN, the British Library and Dryad. DataCite looked at how contributors, organizations and artefacts – and the relations between…
(18 September 2015) The Altmetric Ambassador of the Month for September is Nader Ale Ibrahim, a visiting research fellow with the Centre for Research Services at the University of Malaya. Nader’s key research interests include bibliometrics and the ways in which researchers can use online research tools to promote their work and increase their citation…
(11 September 2015) – Kudos, which helps maximize the reach and impact of research publications has been awarded the 2015 ALPSP Award for Innovation in Publishing. The award was presented at the ALPSP International Conference at London Heathrow; the judges “were particularly impressed with the fact that [Kudos] is not a closed community – it can…
(8 September 2015, Charlotte, N.C) Baker & Taylor has today announced the launch of its all-in-one Axis 360 mobile app, now available for download. The Axis 360 app provides Apple and Android mobile users the ability to discover, download and read eBooks or listen to digital audiobooks, within a single application. “We set out to…
(28 August 2015) Share your impressions of ORCID by completing a short survey. Your feedback will help inform ORCID’s future plans. This survey is completely anonymous, offering you the chance to say what you really think about the value of researcher identifiers to solve the name ambiguity problem in scholarly communications and the role of ORCID…
(26 August 2015) A recent paper by Taylor & Francis shows that over 70% of libraries surveyed are using social media tools, and 60% have had a social media account for three years or longer (with 30% of librarians posting at least daily), writes stephanielibrarystudies blog. The National Library of Australia is cited as a library that knows…
(19 August 2015) DataCite has launched a new blog designed to extend DataCite’s conversation to the broader community. The blog provides a venue for DataCite to share ideas, discuss technical details, gather feedback and foster engagement. Martin Fenner, DataCite’s Technical Director, will be the primary contributor to the blog. The blog will connect to datacite.org and posts will be integrated via…
(14 August 2015) An Australian ORCID Consortium Model was released for comment and expressions of interest on 13 August 2015. The Model was developed by the ORCID Working Group comprised of representatives from Universities Australia (UA), Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL), Australasian Research Management Society (ARMS), Australian National Data Service (ANDS), Australian Access Federation…
Business intelligence and big data analysis is seen as a big opportunity, but the scope too for information companies is to scale content creation efficiently. (13 August 2015, Burlingame, CA and London, UK) Outsell, Inc., the world’s only research and advisory firm focused on media, information, and technology, today announced publication of a new CEO…
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