CENDI, NFAIS, RDA/US, National Academies Board on Research Data and Information to host one-day conference on The Internet of Things - November 17, 2016
CENDI, NFAIS, Research Data Alliance/US (RDA/US) and the National Academies' Board on Research Data and Information will host a one-day conference on "The Internet of Things: Impacting Scientific Data and Information Flows," on December 9, 2016 in Washington, DC. This event,… Read More
London Info International 2016 – free exhibition showfloor programme, new video and Disruptor zone finalists announced - November 16, 2016
London Info International 2016 has announced a packed showfloor schedule. More than 30 sessions will take place on two presentation stages over the two days of the event. Performance metrics, discoverability, collaboration, text mining, copyright and compliance are just a few of the topics that will… Read More
Elsevier and ACCSES collaborate to provide DirectCourse Curricula to disability service providers - November 16, 2016
STM publisher Elsevier will offer Elsevier's DirectCourse eLearning curricula to the more than 1,200 organizations in the ACCSES network that provide exceptional services to people with disabilities across the United States. ACCSES is an elite network of more than 1,200 disability service providers promoting and… Read More
Open Access books set to grow 30% a year through 2020, says Simba report - November 14, 2016
Media and publishing intelligence firm Simba Information has released a report titled 'Open Access Book Publishing 2016-2020.' The report notes that while the movement to unlock the vaults of scientific, technical and medical (STM) research is revolutionizing academic journal publishing, scholarly and… Read More
IFLA to continue fight for access to knowledge at 33rd meeting of the SCCR at the World Intellectual Property Organisation - November 14, 2016
Libraries in too many countries around the world lack the basic laws needed to do the best by their communities. And even where laws exist, they frequently fail to take account of the realities of the digital age. As such, the gap between what our communities expect and what libraries… Read More
COASP 2016 showcases global innovation in Open Access publishing - November 11, 2016
In September this year, over 160 delegates working in scholarly publishing, librarianship, academia, government, startups, scholarly societies, consultancies and for non-profits descended on Arlington, Virginia, for the 8th Conference on Open Access Scholarly Publishing (COASP). From the evening of September 20 through to the afternoon of September 22, delegates listened… Read More
