Tackling textbook costs through open educational resources: a primer at ALA midwinter - December 3, 2014
The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Research Coalition (SPARC) in collaboration with the ARL/ACRL Institute on Scholarly Communication is offering an institute on open educational resources at the American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting 2015 in Chicago, on January 29, 1:00-5:00 p.m., and… Read More
Elsevier unveils new Amirsys diagnostic decision support and education solutions at RSNA 2014 - December 2, 2014
STM publisher Elsevier launched enhancements to Amirsys solutions, STATdx and RADPrimer, at the Radiology Society of North America (RSNA) Annual Meeting in Chicago. The new STATdx 6, a diagnostic decision support solution for radiology professionals, has a new look and feel and a flexible platform… Read More
E-Book market set to dominate global book publishing industry with 27.8 percent share by 2019, says report - November 26, 2014
ReportsnReports.com, an online market research reports library of over 500,000 in-depth studies of over 5000 micro markets, has added Global E-book Market 2015-2019 research report of 95 pages to the book publishing industry intelligence collection in its online library. The Global E-book market is the fastest… Read More
Jisc Digital Festival 2015 opens for registration - November 25, 2014
Jisc has announced that registration for the Jisc Digital Festival 2015 is now open. The festival, scheduled for March 9-10, 2015 at the ICC in Birmingham, will showcase the very best in UK digital talent. Simon Nelson, chief executive of FutureLearn, the social learning platform… Read More
London Higher and SPARC report on the cost to UK research organisations of implementing funder open access policies - November 24, 2014
London Higher and SPARC Europe have commissioned a new report on the cost to UK research organisations of implementing funder open access policies. The report 'Counting the Costs of Open Access' highlights the compliance burden associated with the move to open access… Read More
IPA and The London Book Fair announce third edition of What Works? Successful Education Policies, Resources and Technologies conference - November 20, 2014
The International Publishers Association (IPA) and The London Book Fair (LBF) have announced that the third edition of What Works? Successful Education Policies, Resources and Technologies will take place on April 16, 2015, in association with The Publishers Association. The World… Read More
