Data on Web Best Practices Working Group publishes First Public Working Draft of Data on the Web Best Practices - February 26, 2015
The Data on the Web Best Practices Working Group has published a First Public Working Draft of Data on the Web Best Practices, to encourage and enable the continued expansion of the Web as a medium for the exchange of data. Data should be discoverable… Read More
Registrations now open for COAR-SPARC Conference 2015 - February 26, 2015
Registration is now open for the COAR-SPARC Conference 2015, "Connecting Research Results, Bridging Communities, Opening Scholarship," to be held in Porto, Portugal, April 15–16. Co-hosted by the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) and the Confederation of Open Access Repositories… Read More
Allen Press announces 42 percent increase in the number of journals hosted on the Pinnacle Online Publishing platform - February 26, 2015
Allen Press, Inc., has announced that over the past twelve months, the number of journals hosted on its Pinnacle Online Publishing platform has increased by 42 percent. The platform will now host 184 publications on 117 publisher websites. This growth also includes 23 publishers previously hosting… Read More
Elsevier launches Geofacets Mexico - February 25, 2015
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the launch of Geofacets Mexico, a special edition of Geofacets, designed to give Oil & Gas companies a competitive advantage in completing Mexico's Oil & Gas block bidding. This unique, cost-effective offering combines maps, seismic sections and timelines with other valuable… Read More
New SAGE report calls for £4.7 billion annual increase in UK’s social science and innovation budget over the next Parliament - February 25, 2015
Academic publisher SAGE has published a major new report, written by the Campaign for Social Sciences (CfSS), highlighting the value of social sciences to the UK economy and society. 'The Business of People: The Significance of Social Science over the Next Decade' calls for at… Read More
NFAIS selects Robert J. Massie as Honorary Fellow at 2015 Annual Conference - February 25, 2015
The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS), the nation's leading membership association for the information services industry, announced that Robert J. Massie, former president of Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), was designated an NFAIS Honorary Fellow at the NFAIS 2015 Annual Conference, February 22-24. NFAIS… Read More
