NISO 2018 Strategic Directions document identifies emerging trends for future standards work - April 12, 2018
The Architecture Committee of the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has published its 2018 update of the NISO Strategic Directions document which will be used by its leadership groups, the NISO Topic Committees, to direct the future development portfolios of standards and recommended practices. The… Read More
BookExpo and New York Rights Fair announce joint marketing agreement - April 12, 2018
BookExpo and New York Rights Fair (NYRF) have announced a joint marketing agreement whereby NYRF will become the Official Rights Fair of BookExpo, starting in 2018. The owners of NYRF, BolognaFiere, Publishers Weekly, and Combined Book Exhibit, will join forces with the… Read More
Taylor & Francis introduces new copyediting technology to improve publication speeds - April 11, 2018
Academic publisher Taylor & Francis has implemented new copyediting technology to support faster publication speed across its portfolio of 2500 academic journals. 'Contextualized Copyediting' uses artificial intelligence and natural language processing to assess and score the language quality of articles accepted into Taylor & Francis journals,… Read More
Association of University Presses issues statement on censorship of the scholarly record - April 11, 2018
The Association of University Presses (AUPresses) has issued a statement of guiding principles addressing attempted censorship in a global network of scholarly communications. The Board of Directors of AUPresses approved the statement to affirm 'the fundamental importance of the integrity of the scholarship entrusted to us… Read More
Gale partners with Google Scholar to integrate Google’s Campus Activated Subscriber Access into its Academic OneFile periodical database - April 11, 2018
Gale, a Cengage company, has made it easier for academic researchers to access its scholarly content anytime, anywhere. Through a new partnership with Google Scholar, Gale has integrated Google's Campus Activated Subscriber Access (CASA) into its Academic OneFile periodical database, ensuring users seamlessly experience uninterrupted access… Read More
IET announces its annual search for the most pioneering new innovations in engineering and technology - April 11, 2018
The Institution of Engineering and Technology has announced its annual search for the most pioneering new innovations in engineering and technology. The Innovation Awards are free to enter and open to any individual, academic team, company or organisation anywhere in the world with an innovative idea… Read More
