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Free electronic access to publications for the REF 2014: Excellent progress made by PLS working together with publishers

Publishers in the UK and abroad have shown their support for the Research Excellence Framework 2014 (REF), the new system for assessing the quality of research in UK universities and colleges, by agreeing to provide free electronic access to their journals and conference proceedings for the expert panels undertaking the assessment.

The Publishers Licensing Society (PLS) has secured the permission and means of technical access from each of the hundreds of publishers concerned, so acting as the enabling link between publishers and the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) who manage the REF on behalf of the UK’s four higher education funding bodies.

PLS have now obtained the vast majority of permissions and HEFCE launched the pilot REF submission system on 14 September. As research outputs are submitted to the REF during the course of 2013 it is expected that even more publications will prove to be relevant to the REF so PLS will be continuing its work with publishers as appropriate throughout the year.

Graeme Rosenberg, REF Manager, said: “Within just the first year of the process PLS have achieved an excellent result, with a large percentage of publishers agreeing to provide access and waive their fees. This is a tremendous help to us in meeting the logistical and financial challenges of running an assessment exercise on this scale.”

Sarah Faulder, Chief Executive of PLS said: “We are pleased to have been able to facilitate access to such a large quantity of published research. The results of the REF 2014 will be critical to decisions about allocating funding for research in Higher Education Institutions, currently worth around £2 billion per year. Publishers are keen to co-operate with the process and to play their part in ensuring that it runs smoothly.”

Ziyad Marar, Global Publishing Director of SAGE said: “SAGE was founded with the core belief that education is intrinsically valuable and that the dissemination of scholarship creates healthy minds and healthy cultures. As a company keenly aware that research funding is vital to research outputs, we are committed to making it easier for researchers to compile their REF submissions through this initiative with access to all SAGE journals.”

PLS’ licensing agent, The Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA), has  agreed a royalty-free licence with HEFCE to enable copying for the purposes of the REF on behalf of publishers, authors and visual artists represented by PLS, the Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS) and the Design and Artists Copyright Society (DACS) respectively.

SAGE Announces the Winners to the “Capture the Value of your Library” Charleston Photo Contest

SAGE today announced the winners to the 2012 Charleston Photo Competition titled “Capture the Value of Your Library.” First-place prize winner Gary Moore, coordinator of cataloging from the University of North Carolina Wilmington, will receive a travel grant to the 2013 Charleston Conference (valued at over $1,000), and six runner-ups will each receive a $50 Amazon gift card.

“Attending the Charleston Conference will be a valuable experience, and I look forward to discovering new ways to increase our library’s value,” Moore stated.  “I’d like to thank SAGE for generously providing this award, and I especially appreciate having an opportunity to creatively express how our library, and libraries in general, provide valuable resources, which users are now able to access and use in a variety of inventive ways.”

Photo entries were judged on three criteria – creativity, quality, and the ability to illustrate the value of the library.  Information on all six of the winning photos is detailed below and the photos can be found on the SAGE Library Facebook Page: http://on.fb.me/R8exUb

·         “New Approaches to Old Technology” by Gary Moore Coordinator of Cataloging, University of North Carolina Wilmington. Description

o   Description:  With network ready, high speed computing and scanning equipment already available at many of our user’s disposal, sometimes in their pockets, gleaning information from the once daunting legacy formats is no longer a challenge.  Here, we can see how someone creatively captures microfilm pages using their smartphone’s camera app, putting some the library’s rare, centuries-old collection at their fingertips, with the click of a button.

·          “Radcliffe Camera (Bodleian Library) and All Souls College, Oxford” by Mark Funk, Associate Director, Resources Management, Weill Cornell Medical Library

o   Description: The iconic Radcliffe Camera of the Bodleian Library as seen from the steeple of The University Church of St. Mary the Virgin. Taken right after a storm had passed through, and the sun popped out.

·          “At Home with Brutalism” by Berenica Vejvoda, Data Librarian, University of Toronto Libraries

o   Description: This is a photograph I took of Robarts Library at the University of Toronto where I work as a Data Librarian.  On a daily basis, I am reminded by every facet of this building that it represents one of the most significant examples of Brutalist architecture.  Yet, despite negative connotations inherent to this architectural era –to me, this monumental structure represents the Hope that libraries as cultural institutions will endure and last forever.

·          “Read, Write, Think, Dream” by Judy Keys, Serials and Electronic Resources Specialist, University of California, San Diego

o   Description: Inspiration greets students at the doors of Geisel Library at UC San Diego.

·         “UCLA Powell Rotunda” by Jonathan Wilson, Research Technology and Support Coordinator, UCLA Library

o   Description: A low-perspective, ultra-wide angle shot of the cavernous rotunda at UCLA’s Powell Library.

·          “Two Randall Readers” by Susannah Benedetti, Associate University Librarian, Randall Library UNC-Wilmington

o   Description: This photo showcases UNC-Wilmington’s beloved reading bird — with a friend! The work of sculptor Walter Palmer, the bird is located in front of William M. Randall Library and is rarely alone on his bench. He is routinely joined by library users engaged in reading, writing, surfing, tweeting, or deep, deep thinking. Community and partnership are cornerstones of Randall Library’s vision of inspiring and nurturing intellectual and cultural curiosity, and both are illustrated here through the inviting spirit of the bird, the bench, and the library beyond.

Taking place annually in Charleston, South Carolina, the Charleston Conference is an informal annual gathering of librarians, publishers, and vendors on library materials to discuss important issues such as ebooks and electronic resources, discoverability, and acquisitions. This year the conference will be held from November 7-10, 2012. For more information, please visit http://www.katina.info/conference/.

Comment available Oct. 10 on 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

To assist with coverage of the 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, the American Chemical Society (ACS), the world’s largest scientific society, will issue a comment from ACS President Bassam Z. Shakhashiri, Ph.D., immediately after the official announcement in Stockholm. Shakhashiri will comment on how the research honored in the award impacts everyday life.

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, which awards the chemistry prize, plans the announcement just after 5:45 a.m. United States Eastern Time on October 10. Shakhashiri will be available for telephone interviews beginning at 6 a.m. Journalists are encouraged to schedule an interview in advance by contacting the ACS Office of Public Affairs (above) by 5 p.m. on October 9. Journalists with early deadlines on October 10 can request placement on a priority list for distribution of Shakhashiri’s comment.

Many past winners of the chemistry prize were ACS members and authors of research papers published in ACS’ suite of more than 40 peer-reviewed scientific journals.

Bassam Z. Shakhashiri, Ph.D., is 2012 president of the American Chemical Society. The William T. Evjue Distinguished Chair for the Wisconsin Idea at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, he is former assistant director of the National Science Foundation for Science and Engineering Education and internationally noted for leadership in promoting excellence in science education. The Encyclopædia Britannica cites him as the “dean of lecture demonstrators in America.” Shakhashiri’s scholarly publications include the multi-volume series Chemical Demonstrations: A Handbook for Teachers of Chemistry. He founded the Wisconsin Initiative for Science Literacy and serves as its director.

The American Chemical Society is a nonprofit organization chartered by the U.S. Congress. With more than 164,000 members, ACS is the world’s largest scientific society and a global leader providing access to chemistry-related research through its multiple databases, peer-reviewed journals and scientific conferences. Its main offices are in Washington, D.C., and Columbus, Ohio.

Sustainability Exchange – a new ground-breaking knowledge bank

Leading organisations from across the further and higher education sectors have joined forces to create the a single hub for sharing best practice in green ICT.

Combining resources and experience from 23 of the country’s top sustainable development and education bodies, the Sustainability Exchange will pioneer the UK’s first centralised information portal and online community for the sector, sharing a wealth of information that is available to everyone.

It will provide a place for colleagues in different institutions to interact and share their sustainability experiences via community forums, news feeds, an events diary, best practice guides, toolkits, reports, research, webinars and videos.

Rob Bristow, JISC programme manager, said: “As founder partners of the Sustainability Exchange JISC has always been clear that a one stop place for sustainability information for our customers will be of real value.

“Sustainable development in a diverse sector such as higher and further education is a complex business, with not as many simple solutions as might be desired. The Sustainability Exchange will bring together sustainable development resources from across the higher and further education sectors and will allow senior managers in IT, estates and organisational planning, as well as those in sustainability roles, to have access to guidance and resources that will allow them to conceive of and deliver a sustainable future for their organisations.”

Universities, colleges and schools face enormous pressure from stakeholders and students alike to be as sustainably-minded as possible. This pressure, along with the need to comply with ever-changing legislation, means the demand for knowledge, discussion and debate on sustainable development is greater than ever.

“The dynamic sustainability sector, with constant updates to compliancy and new legislation means that the Sustainability Exchange adds value from day one,” explains Iain Patton, chief executive of the EAUC. “Accessible via a website portal, the Sustainability Exchange will provide colleges, universities and other education providers with information and resources that were previously unavailable to many and, most importantly, all in one place.”

Adam Van Winsum, environmental manager at Staffordshire University, adds: “It is such a fantastic resource, which will really benefit every department – estates, finance and academia alike.  This is essential as we’ve seen the sustainability agenda widening out from what used to be typically managed by estates/facilities. I also believe that a wide range of sector colleagues will find it a very useful tool in helping drive the sustainable agenda.”

The Sustainability Exchange has been created with the support of the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) via its Leadership, Governance and Management (LGM) Fund. The EAUC and Staffordshire University have led a partnership of 20 other organisations in planning, managing and implementing the project, which promises to deliver greater efficiencies through the collaboration of educational institutions.

Search the Sustainability Exchange and join the community by registering now atwww.sustainabilityexchange.ac.uk.

SCOAP3 Open Access Initiative launched at CERN

Representatives from the science funding agencies and library communities of 29 countries are meeting at CERN1 today to launch the SCOAP32 Open Access initiative. Open Access revolutionizes the traditional scientific publishing model with scientific papers being made freely available to all, and publishers paid directly for their indispensable peer-review services to the community.

“It is gratifying to see how the model of international collaboration in particle physics has been applied to addressing the important societal issue of open access to scientific information,” said CERN Director General Rolf Heuer. “I am proud that CERN has contributed to exploring win-win solutions to this issue, which is important to both scientists and science policy makers the world over.”

“It has been very much like working on a CERN experiment,” added Salvatore Mele, head of Open Access at CERN, who has coordinated the initiative so far, “amazing collaboration from experts from all over the world, both volunteers from libraries and partners in the publishing industry, bringing together their different expertise and working together to build something never tried before.”

The objective of SCOAP3 is to grant unrestricted access to scientific articles appearing in scientific journals in the field of particle physics, which so far have only been available to scientists through certain university libraries, and generally unavailable to a wider public. Open dissemination of preliminary information, in the form of pre-peer review articles known as preprints, has been the norm in particle physics for two decades. SCOAP3 now brings the vital peer review service provided by journals into the Open Access world.

In the SCOAP3 model, libraries and funding agencies pool resources currently used to subscribe to journal content and use them to support the peer-review system directly instead. Journal publishers then make their articles Open Access, which means that anyone can read them. Authors retain the copyright, and generous licenses for re-use are used.

Publishers of 12 journals, accounting for the vast majority of articles in the field, have been identified for participation in SCOAP3 through an open and competitive process, and the SCOAP3 initiative looks forward to establishing more partnerships with key institutions in Europe, America and Asia as it moves through the technical steps of organizing the re-direction of funds from the current subscription model to a common internationally coordinated fund.

SCOAP3 expects to be operational for articles published as of 2014.

Naturejobs expands services by introducing free mobile app and revamped website

Naturejobs, the international jobs board from Nature Publishing Group, is further expanding its services for jobseekers with a new mobile app that can be downloaded free of charge to iPhone and Android devices. Naturejobs.com also re-launched in May, providing a new look and improved functionality including the ability for users to upload a CV to their profile. Jobseekers have already uploaded over 10,000 CVs to the site.

The Naturejobs mobile app allows users to search and view thousands of science jobs in more than 100 countries. Job searches are simple and fast-loading and those jobs that are suitable can be emailed. It is available free to download at Apple’s App Store or Google Play and is also linked to from www.nature.com/mobile/naturejobs.

The re-launched naturejobs.com enables users to apply for jobs faster by uploading their CV and cover letter to their accounts. Jobseekers can find the most relevant position for their skill set through new enhanced search filtering options and also by creating job alerts sent via email, based on their search criteria. Additional features have been regularly added to the site since May, including new Career Toolkit content, the ability to capture extra user data and job suggestions. The site is also a resource for science recruitment news, features and career advice and hosts theNaturejobs blog which features regular topical posts on science careers. The Naturejobs Twitter andFacebook feeds have also been integrated into the site.

Naturejobs.com will also add to its range of options for employers looking to target jobseekers. This currently includes free job advertising, premium job upgrades and search word targeting. Employers will be able to access the Naturejobs CV database in 2013. They will be able to search and view jobseeker CVs from a wide range of sectors, disciplines and geographic locations.

“Naturejobs is the largest dedicated jobs board for the scientific community worldwide,” said Andrew Douglas, Global Head of Advertising and Sponsorship, NPG. “We have worked hard to craftnaturejobs.com into an eminent career resource for scientists, and these new digital services add to our objective to be the premier platform for both scientific jobseekers and employers.”

Naturejobs is the worldwide career resource for scientists, providing a wide range of career advice and information across NPG journals as well as centrally at naturejobs.com. Job seekers can find a wide range of scientific career information and news as well as expert advice, all free to access atnaturejobs.com. Employers can also post jobs free of charge on naturejobs.com, the world’s largest dedicated scientific jobs board with over 10,000 live vacancies.

Lippincott’s New Mobile App Prepares Surgical Residents for Board Exams While On the Go

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW), part of Wolters Kluwer Health, today launched Lippincott’s Surgical Review Library App, the first mobile application of the two best-selling review guides used by surgical residents to prepare for board certification. Included in the review library are mobile Q&A versions of Greenfield’s Surgery and General Surgery Board Review, the most sought after print and online test-prep resources available to surgical residents. Available now for iPhone and iPad, the new app can be downloaded through the Apple app store.

Lippincott’s Surgical Review Library App is a collection of five test-prep modules that can be purchased together or separately. Designed to help surgical residents expand their knowledge base and enhance their test scores, the new library allows the review process to continue on the go. The collection includes Greenfield’s Q&A Review: Practice Tests 1, 2, and 3; and General Surgery Q&A Board Review, resources familiar to most surgical residents, but—until now—never available in a mobile app.

“Lippincott’s Surgical Review Library App gives residents an edge by providing the best-selling surgical review content for the first time in a mobile app,” said Brian Brown, Executive Editor, Surgery, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. “Now residents can take advantage of underutilized downtime to enhance knowledge and answer practice questions that are similar to what they’ll find on their actual board exams. This untapped practice time makes review more convenient—and frequent—which can help enhance test scores.”

The new review library is specifically designed as a comprehensive study aid to help surgeons prepare for certification, recertification or the ABSITE. It uses board-style multiple-choice review questions to test readiness for these examinations. Answers are accompanied by detailed explanations for correct and incorrect responses. The app also provides stat tracking to gauge performance. In addition, users can randomize the order of quiz questions, and can also sort by content area, previously answered questions, and quiz length. A timed practice-test mode simulates the real test environment. Bookmarking lets users save difficult questions for future study.

One of the modules within the app, Greenfield’s Q&A Review, offers a total of 882 questions and answers that span 17 subject areas from Transplantation & Immunology to Skin & Soft Tissue. The full Greenfield’s Q&A Review module is also available in three smaller offerings, each with 294 questions and answers and sold individually. Another module, General Surgery Q&A Board Review, offers 275 questions and answers to provide a current and methodical review of all areas covered in the exams—both general surgery and all surgical subspecialties.

Elsevier and Roche Collaborate To Integrate Proprietary Chemistry Data In Reaxys

Elsevier today announced the integration of Roche propriety reaction information within Reaxys, which will run on Roche’s infrastructure and inside the Roche firewall to provide high performance and security. Roche chemistry information will be securely searchable and discoverable by Roche scientists through the Reaxys user interface. The incorporation and discoverability of Roche proprietary information in Reaxys is anticipated to significantly improve Roche scientists’ productivity.

With this development Roche researchers will be able to launch a single search in Reaxys across integrated internal data and experimental data published in journals and patents, with results unified and organised in a context directly relevant to the researcher workflow. The announcement comes after many months of collaboration between teams from Roche and Reaxys.

“We have been seeking to improve the discoverability of our in-house proprietary content, while at the same time avoiding investing in and maintaining an entirely new internally or externally developed system,” explained Sven-Olaf Vogt, Global Head Scientific Information Management at Roche. “Working with the Reaxys team was a logical choice given the widespread adoption of Reaxys at Roche and the knowledge of the Reaxys team in chemistry content.”

Mark van Mierle, Managing Director of Elsevier’s Pharma and Biotech Group, added, “Our collaboration with Roche shows how we can work together with customers to serve scientist needs. Researchers want seamless, unified data streams, delivered through highly intuitive workflow tools. Our work with Roche responds directly to those needs and enables researchers to innovate more effectively by accessing data they need, through a world-leading interface.”

Wiley Announces Collaboration with the American Dental Association to Publish New Practical Guide

John Wiley & Sons, Inc., recently announced a collaboration with the American Dental Association (ADA) to publish the latest book in their “Practical Guide Series,” The ADA Practical Guide to Patients with Medical Conditions.

The book is designed to help dentists deliver safe and coordinated care for patients with medical conditions through detailed references, images and expert advice from 25 academicians and clinicians.

“We are pleased to work with Wiley to publish a text that delivers evidence-based, clinical and practical information for dentists with a patient-focused approach to dental care,” said William R. Calnon, D.D.S., President, American Dental Association.

The ADA Practical Guide to Patients with Medical Conditions addresses many chronic diseases, including cardiovascular, pulmonary, endocrine, HIV/AIDS as well as oral manifestations that may reflect the patient’s general health status. The book provides a practical and easy-to-use resource for diagnosing diseases and making evidence-based treatment decisions to help manage these oral conditions.

“We are delighted to join forces with the American Dental Association, the oldest and largest national dental association in the world, and the leading source of oral health-related information for dentists and their patients, to publish this important text,” said Sophia Joyce, Associate Publishing Director, Health Sciences, Wiley. “This publication is an excellent way for Wiley to help promote the ADA’s mission of advancing the oral health of the public and raising public awareness of the importance of oral health to overall health.”

HathiTrust Research Center inaugurates first annual UnCamp

On September 10-11, 2012, the HathiTrust Research Center (HTRC) hosted its first annual HTRC UnCamp at Indiana University in Bloomington. The two-day event featured visionary speakers mixed with boot-camp activities and hands-on sessions with HTRC infrastructure and tools. It also fostered the growth of a diverse and inclusive scholarly community around the research center and its activities.

“The UnCamp was a resounding success,” said Professor J. Stephen Downie, co-director of HTRC. “The halls were buzzing with creativity and excitement as participants brainstormed collaborative project ideas with the HathiTrust Research Center team. You could sense that this was the start of something rather special.”

The HTRC is a collaboration between the University of Illinois, Indiana University, and the HathiTrust Digital Library, with the goal of creating cyberinfrastructure and computational tools to provide improved access to digitized collections:

  • The HTRC is a collaborative initiative launched . . . to help meet the technical challenges of dealing with massive amounts of digital text that researchers face by developing cutting-edge software tools and cyberinfrastructure to enable advanced computational access to the growing digital record of human knowledge.
  • Leveraging data storage and computational infrastructure at Indiana University and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the HTRC is developing a secure computational and data environment for scholars to perform research using the HathiTrust Digital Library. The center is breaking new ground in the areas of text mining and non-consumptive research, allowing scholars to fully utilize content of the HathiTrust Library while preventing intellectual property misuse within the confines of current U.S. copyright law.

The HTRC UnCamp attracted 130 attendees representing 44 institutions from across the United States. Illinois was prominently represented by 27 students, staff, and faculty, and HTRC provided financial support for 13 student participants from GSLIS and the Illinois Informatics Institute.

Core members of the HTRC team presented on the HTRC architecture and data API, collection building, and data analysis. Invited speakers demonstrated use cases, and participants selected four user-determined sessions on the role of HTRC in the classroom, HTRC as an anchor for digital humanities centers, OCR correction, and intertextual analysis. Photos and videos of the event, presentation slides, and an archive of the #htrc12 Twitter feed are now publicly accessible via the HTRC wiki.

John Wilkin, executive director of the HathiTrust Digital Library, presented the opening keynote, and session leaders included: Colin Allen (Indiana University), Loretta Auvil (University of Illinois), J. Stephen Downie (University of Illinois), Stacy Kowalczyk (Indiana University), Robert McDonald (Indiana University),Beth Plale (Indiana University), Yiming Sun (Indiana University), Ted Underwood (University of Illinois), and Jeremy York (HathiTrust).

IE Library selects OCLC WorldShare Management Services

The IE Library serving IE Business School in Madrid and IE University Library in Segovia, Spain, has selected OCLC WorldShare Management Services as its new library management solution. IE Library is the first library in Spain to commit to using OCLC WorldShare Management Services, the first Web-based cooperative library management tools for metadata management, acquisitions, circulation, license management and workflow improvement.

IE Library cited efficiency improvements, cooperative sharing with OCLC member libraries worldwide, and increased exposure of its collections as reasons to move to OCLC WorldShare Management Services.

“IE Library becomes the first library in Spain, the first Business School library in Europe, and will be among the first libraries in Europe to employ the latest technological advances for library management services with OCLC WorldShare Management Services,” said Amada Marcos, IE Library Head Librarian. “Our move to WMS will improve our library services, and increase the productivity of our users and our librarians.”

IE Library has also selected WorldCat Local, OCLC’s service for discovery and delivery of library materials, as part of the OCLC WorldShare Management Services solution. IE Library will first load its catalog records into WorldCat, the world’s most comprehensive database of resources held in libraries with more than 270 million records representing 1.8 billion items.

“With WorldCat, IE Library’s collection and services are actively distributed online through strategic partnerships with important partners such as Google and Yahoo!,” said Ms. Marcos. “Other benefits, such as the WorldCat API, widget, mobile and social applications will attract more users, other information suppliers and commercial database organizations.”

“We are very pleased to welcome IE Library and Spain to our integrated Webscale library management solution,” said Eric van Lubeek, Managing Director of OCLC EMEA. “As a progressive institution with more than one location, the IE Library of IE University and IE Business School is an ideal candidate for WMS and WorldCat Local. Staff and users will certainly benefit from its implementation.”

“This project will expose the richness of our collections to the library community around the world and share the scientific achievements of our researchers and our faculty through WorldCat,” said Marco Trombetta, Associate Dean Vice-Rector, Coordination and Research of IE Business School.

With OCLC WorldShare Management Services, OCLC connects and leverages the content, technology and capabilities of individual member libraries. By moving the services to the Web, libraries can share hardware, applications and data instead of individually investing in and maintaining them. With OCLC WorldShare Management Services, workflows for electronic, physical and digital materials are integrated, creating greater efficiencies and cost savings. This allows libraries to free up resources that would otherwise be used to manage library systems.

“Our team is particularly motivated to work with WMS, since it will enable sharing knowledge and will improve the user experience and enhance IE Library service excellence,” explains José María Ortiz, Deputy Director of the IE Library. “The trend and challenge to implement systems adapted to IE’s new teaching and research needs have been keys to working with the services of OCLC. After in-depth analysis of WMS and of how it works, we believe in the positive impact WMS will have on our workflow and, most importantly, on the quality of the services to our end users. With OCLC and the local support we receive from their Spanish distributor doc6, we have that guarantee.”

IE Library plans to take their WorldShare solution for library management into production in the first half of 2013.

Elsevier to unveil EduCode Clinical Documentation curriculum at AHIMA event

Elsevier’s MC Strategies, a leader in providing eLearning solutions to more than 1,300 healthcare organizations, today announced the continued development of its ICD-10 Roadmap with the introduction of new curricula, including a comprehensive clinical documentation curriculum.

At its exhibit at the 84th AHIMA Convention (Booth #626, Chicago, Oct. 1-3), Elsevier will unveil its new EduCode Clinical Documentation Improvement eLearning curriculum. Providing the right information for coding and reimbursement is critical with the increased specificity of ICD-10, and clinical documentation will be even more challenging. This new curriculum will be supported by additional resources, including Clinical Documentation webinars and a white paper avail able in October.

“At Elsevier, we’ve been a leader in educating healthcare organizations on coding practices for more than 20 years. We understand the workflow and know how to lessen the risk and fear that comes with potential change, particularly a change as fundamental as ICD-10,” said John Schrefer, President of Elsevier’s MC Strategies. “This ongoing sharing of knowledge through our new and updated curricula, white papers and webinars will keep our customers current as we help them prepare for this transition. We’re all on this journey, and we want to help prepare organizations the best we can.”

Extending that journey theme, Elsevier will continue to take entries in its “Destination: ICD-10” contest at AHIMA. The contest invites participants to complete a series of ICD-10 surveys and provides a chance to win up to $3,000 in travel money or travel-themed giveaways.

In addition to Elsevier’s continued commitment to providing the best education and resources to ensure a successful transition to ICD-10, AHIMA attendees will see new and updated versions of Elsevier’s Medical Terminology 2.0, ICD-10 Orientation, ICD-10 Specialty Coding Courses (Phase II) or an Online Medical Coding Courses, a revised and expanded ICD-10 Readiness Assessment (more questions, increased focus on ICD-10-specific topics and improved functionality), and major re-writes of Anatomy & Physiology and Pathophysiology courses.

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