ConTech Forum: programme announced and registration fully open - April 16, 2019
The ConTech Forum has confirmed the return of key speakers. A completed programme is now available. Scheduled to be held on June 21 at the Millennium Knightsbridge Hotel, the ConTech Forum is designed to continue the conversations started at ConTech 2018, review what has happened… Read More
NISO publishes update to Journal Article Tag Suite (JATS) standard 1.2 - April 16, 2019
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has announced the formal publication of a new update to the JATS: Journal Article Tag Suite standard. The purpose of JATS is to define a suite of XML elements and attributes describing the content of metadata and journal articles while… Read More
Society for Scholarly Publishing Annual Meeting to focus on global perspectives in scholarly publishing - April 15, 2019
The Society for Scholarly Publishing’s (SSP) 41st Annual Meeting will be held at the Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina San Diego, CA USA, May 29–31, 2019. The theme for this year’s meeting is ‘Shaping the New Status Quo: Global Perspectives in Scholarly Publishing.’ The SSP Annual… Read More
Wolters Kluwer joins CHORUS initiative - April 15, 2019
Healthcare information solutions and services provider Wolters Kluwer has joined CHORUS as a member. CHORUS membership includes a diverse, cooperative group of publishers, publishing platforms, and industry organisations with which CHORUS currently monitors over 611,000 articles for public access and long-term… Read More
OpenAthens 2019 conference focuses on how industry must evolve to meet user demand while protecting valuable content - April 15, 2019
Improved user-centred design in digital media and publishing is the key to the industry’s future success and to combating piracy, experts speaking at the OpenAthens 2019 conference agreed. Leading figures in publishing and content management shared insights on how to improve user experience, mitigate piracy and… Read More
University of North Carolina at Pembroke opts for Ex Libris Alma, Primo, and Leganto solutions - April 15, 2019
Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced that the University of North Carolina at Pembroke (UNCP) has selected the Ex Libris Alma® library services platform, Primo® discovery and delivery solution, and LegantoTM course resource list tool. The UNCP vision is to create the university library… Read More
