ConTech 2018 announces core themes and call for speakers - April 19, 2018
The ConTech 2018 chair team recently met to finalise a set of core themes and a call for speakers. Information providers and content owners are increasingly having to address the challenges of competing in a data world, driven by machine learning, artificial intelligence and other emerging… Read More
SAGE Publishing acquires software and services developer Global Village Publishing - April 19, 2018
Academic publisher SAGE Publishing has announced the acquisition of Global Village Publishing (GVPi), a software and services provider specialising in the delivery of customised digital publishing solutions. According to John Shaw, Vice President of Publishing Technologies, this acquisition provides SAGE with talented development resources, great… Read More
ARTiFACTS and Blockchain in Healthcare Today partner to advance the use of blockchain in scholarly publishing - April 19, 2018
ARTiFACTS, creator of the world's first blockchain-based platform for scholarly research, and Blockchain in Healthcare Today, an open access, peer review journal focused on the use of blockchain in the health sector, have formed a partnership to advance the use of blockchain in scholarly publishing. Under… Read More
Bethel College and Saint Mary’s College join PALNI and the OCLC WorldShare Management Services community - April 19, 2018
Bethel College, in Mishawaka, Indiana, and Saint Mary's College, in Notre Dame, Indiana, have joined the Private Academic Library Network of Indiana (PALNI), and are now part of the OCLC WorldShare Management Services community. Bethel College and Saint Mary's College join a highly engaged and… Read More
First SSP Berlin Regional Event discusses ways to improve discoverability of OA books - April 18, 2018
Members of the scholarly communications community in Berlin gathered for the first-ever Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) regional event on continental Europe to discuss ways to increase the discoverability of open access books on March 9, 2018. The speakers included Agata Morka, Senior Manager, OA books… Read More
SAGE Publishing to publish American Journal of Rhinology & Allergy and Allergy & Rhinology - April 18, 2018
Academic publisher SAGE Publishing has begun publishing American Journal of Rhinology & Allergy and Allergy & Rhinology. Both the journals will join SAGE's growing medical portfolio. American Journal of Rhinology & Allergy is committed to expanding knowledge and publishing the best clinical and basic research… Read More
