Member News & Announcements, August IO 2024
Open Access, Open Science
IOP Publishing launches series of open access journals dedicated to machine learning and artificial intelligence for the sciences
IOP Publishing, Voting Member, News Announcement, July 18, 2024
IOP Publishing (IOPP) is launching the world’s first series of open access journals dedicated to the application and development of machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) for the sciences. The new multidisciplinary Machine Learning series will collectively cover applications of ML and AI across the physical sciences, engineering, biomedicine and health, and environmental and earth science.
Building on the successful launch of Machine Learning: Science and Technology in 2019 IOPP’s Machine Learning series will expand to include three new journals: Machine Learning: Health, Machine Learning: Earth, and Machine Learning: Engineering. The new journals will open for submissions later this year. In addition to research articles and reviews the series will also uniquely publish dataset, benchmark and challenge articles to meet the diverse needs of research communities working at the interface of ML, AI and the sciences.
Campus-wide ORCID Pilot Project Launches
University of Waterloo, L.S.A. Consortia Member (CRKN), News Announcement, July 17, 2024
Key stakeholders, including the Library, the Office of Research, and representatives that participate in a Bibliometrics Working Group (BWG), have come together to support the implementation of Open Researcher and Contributor Identifiers (ORCID) across the University, starting with a two-year pilot project to explore how a campus-wide approach could support researchers.
ORCID is a persistent identifier (PI) that points to an individual researcher, similar to the digital object identifiers (DOI) that are assigned by a publisher when an article is made available electronically.
Libraries, Collections & Archives
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Joins PALCI, Becomes 78th Member Library
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, L.S.A. Consortia Member (PALCI), Press Release, July 8, 2024
The Partnership for Academic Library Collaboration and Innovation (PALCI) is delighted to announce that the Libraries at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, NY, an institution long-heralded for its legacy in change-making, especially in scientific and technological advancements, has joined the consortium’s membership effective July 1. RPI became the 78th member of PALCI, alongside Le Moyne College, another new PALCI member library from the upstate New York region.
With this membership, students, faculty, and researchers at RPI will gain access to and benefit from PALCI’s extensive resource-sharing network, which includes academic and research libraries in New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. Through PALCI’s shared catalog and EZBorrow service, patrons of the Libraries at RPI will have access to a vast collection of over 46 million items shared by member institutions. PALCI’s strategic licensing programs will offer significant savings on electronic library materials, including eBooks, eJournals, and primary sources, through innovative licensing terms negotiated collaboratively with publishers and vendors.
CRKN and University of Alberta Library add select volumes of Irish University Press Series of British Parliamentary Papers to Canadiana
Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN), L.S.A. Consortia/Voting Member, and University of Alberta, L.S.A. Consortia Member (CRKN), Press Release, News Announcement, July 3, 2024
The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) and the University of Alberta Library have collaborated to add 36 volumes of the Irish University Press Series of British Parliamentary Papers to Canadiana. These volumes, comprising the “Colonies, Canada” and “Colonies, Canadian boundary” series, were selected based on their relevance to Canadian history, and cover topics related to Great Britain’s administration of Canada from 1802-1899. Digitization was completed by CRKN from volumes held at the University of Alberta Library, with one additional volume generously lent by the University of Ottawa Library.
The Irish University Press Series of British Parliamentary Papers was published between 1968-71 and comprises 1,000 volumes in total. The University of Alberta Library is one of the few known institutions to hold the entire collection, which contains invaluable information about British colonization and the administration of the British Empire in the 19th century. The “Colonies: Canada” and “Colonies: Canadian Boundary” volumes from the collection are regularly used by researchers and faculty at the University of Alberta, and will now be available to researchers globally through their availability on Canadiana.
Research Initiatives
Clarivate Annual G20 Scorecard Examines Global Research and Innovation Trends Across G20 Members
Clarivate Analytics, Voting Member, Press Release, July 16, 2024
Clarivate Plc (NYSE:CLVT), a leading global provider of transformative intelligence, today released its annual G20 scorecard, compiled by expert analysts and data scientists at the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI)™. The annual G20 research and innovation scorecard examines the research and innovation capabilities of each G20 member through dynamic, interactive data visualizations. This year, for the first time, the report includes data for the European Union and the G20’s new permanent member, the African Union.
The scorecard is designed for the responsible evaluation of the research and innovation capabilities of the G20 members, including new data points that illuminate collaborative impact and demonstrate the effect of research and innovation on society in the form of patent to paper citations. It also contains expanded analyses of data on the research focused on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), examining the collaborative and accessible nature of this research. It publishes ahead of the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on November 18-19 and is freely available to explore on Clarivate.com.
Industry Leadership
Wiley Appoints Matthew Kissner as President and CEO
Wiley, Voting Member, Press Release, July 10, 2024
Wiley (NYSE: WLY and WLYB), a global leader in research and learning, today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Matthew Kissner as president and CEO, following a successful interim period.
“Over the past nine months, Matt has made great progress improving our organization, accelerating our value creation plans, driving strong momentum in our core, and rallying around new AI opportunities,” said Jesse Wiley, chair of the board. “As an experienced C-suite operator and Wiley veteran, he brings a deep understanding of our markets, customers, operations, financials, and people – all of which has been evident in our material progress.”
Partnerships & Collaborations
Clarivate to Partner with OhioLINK and SearchOhio to Create a New Unified Library Experience Across the State of Ohio
Clarivate Analytics, Voting Member, Press Release, July 18, 2024
Clarivate Plc (NYSE:CLVT), a leading global provider of transformative intelligence, today announced a partnership with OhioLINK, Ohio’s academic library consortium, and SearchOhio, a consortium of Ohio public libraries, to develop a new library resource sharing consortial experience.
Through this partnership Clarivate will unify OhioLINK and SearchOhio’s resource sharing platforms to enhance library user experiences and services, improve operational efficiencies and build upon existing consortia collaboration. The new solution is expected to be implemented by mid-year in 2025.
Emerging Technologies
UNT Libraries releases the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy Collection
University of North Texas, L.S.A Consortia Member (Amigos), News Announcement, June 26, 2024
The University of North Texas Libraries is excited to release the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy Collection in the UNT Digital Library. This collection features over 120 resources about the implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) toward government, legislative and procedural policy. We expect this collection to grow over the upcoming year with new publications being added as they are identified and collected.
Items in this collection are published by city and state governments, international government agencies, federal agencies, non-governmental agencies, and private research institutes. Users of the collection can expect resources that include official government reports, suggested policy implementation frameworks, proposed procedural guidelines and summarized research pertaining to AI and ML implementation. Included in the reports are updates of original findings from previous years, allowing users to follow the progression of an agency’s goals concerning the implementation of AI policy over time.
Grants & Awards
Atla Awarded Lilly Endowment Grant for Discovery Platform Serving the Study of Religion and Theology Worldwide
Atla, Voting Member, Blog Post, July 30, 2024
Atla has been awarded an $800,000 grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to develop a federated search solution for supporting research, teaching, and ministry.
The first of its kind for theological education, this centralized hub will be an open discovery platform that cross-searches a wide range of materials, including a significant number of open access resources, special archives and collections, and institutional histories. It will be designed to serve and support theological education, interdisciplinary research in religion, preaching, and teaching. It is intended especially to make discoverable the at-risk and underrepresented collections and histories held by libraries, archives, organizations, and communities that fully reflect the diversity of contributions in religion and theology in society.
BioWorld by Clarivate Celebrates Nine Wins at 2024 APEX Awards
Clarivate Analytics, Voting Member, Press Release, July 18, 2024
BioWorld™ published by Clarivate Plc (NYSE:CLVT), a leading global provider of transformative intelligence, has been honored with nine 2024 APEX Awards for Publication Excellence. This achievement underscores the BioWorld commitment to delivering superior journalistic excellence, data-driven analysis, and cutting-edge digital publishing.
The APEX Awards, now in their 36th year, recognize outstanding work by professional communicators in areas such as graphic design, editorial content, and overall communications excellence. With over 1,100 entries this year, the competition was fierce, making these nine wins a testament to the continued leadership and innovation in the field by BioWorld.
Product Innovation
Wiley expands its chemical compound coverage with new SmartSpectra databases
Wiley, Voting Member, Press Release, July 29, 2024
Wiley, one of the world's largest publishers and a global leader in research and learning, today announced the release of two new Wiley SmartSpectra Database Collections generated using the most current machine-learning techniques to significantly expand the number of spectral data available for analysis.
These new data collections, the Wiley SmartSpectra Vapor Phase IR Database Collection and Wiley SmartSpectra Raman Database Collection were created by Wiley Science Solutions using an AI-powered spectrum prediction engine derived from its high-quality, comprehensive spectral database collections—the largest commercially available. These new databases cover a broad range of compounds including general organics, biochemicals, drugs, dyes, food related compounds, industrial compounds, monomers, pollutants, and more.
New Wolters Kluwer solution makes Nurse Practitioner continuing education easier than ever
Wolters Kluwer, Voting Member, News Announcement, July 22, 2024
The ClinicalPulse app is powered by content from leading industry conferences and medical institutions, and is the first NP product curated by NPs to offer time-based learning that combines multiple modes including audio, visual, and text. The high-quality content includes personally curated episodes by Jamesetta A. Newland, PhD, FNP-BC, FAANP, DPNAP, FAAN and Editor-in-Chief of Nurse Practitioner, that are specifically selected for its relevance to NPs.
“As a staunch believer in lifelong learning, I am honored to be a collaborator in creating ClinicalPulse for nurse practitioners,” said Jamesetta A. Newland, Editor-in-Chief of Nurse Practitioner. “An exceptional team of innovators driven by the need to keep pace with advances in healthcare stand behind ClinicalPulse. I am excited about this new option to access evidence-based information to promote best practices.”
Platforms & Infrastruture
Clarivate Introduces New OFF-X ™ Platform for Preclinical and Clinical Safety Intelligence
Clarivate Analtyics, Voting Member, Press Release, July 30, 2024
Clarivate Plc (NYSE:CLVT) a leading global provider of transformative intelligence, today announced the launch of the new OFF-X™ platform. The enhanced solution offers a seamless user experience and unique translational insights. It delivers crucial drug and target safety intelligence to proactively identify risks. Fully integrated with Cortellis Drug Discovery Intelligence™, OFF-X™ provides a comprehensive, one-stop resource for safety information, streamlining processes and enhancing efficiency which ultimately delivers a competitive edge.
The new platform features an upgraded technology stack and enhanced functionality while retaining its core capabilities. These improvements include an 80% reduction in loading times for targets, drugs, drug combinations and adverse events. The platform now offers faster search capabilities, a clearer visual design, full-screen visualization and additional analytic tools.