COAR convenes meeting to discuss implementation of technical recommendations in the COAR Next Generation Repositories Report - June 15, 2018
The Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR) recently held a meeting of open source repository platforms to talk about the implementation of technical recommendations in the COAR Next Generation Repositories Report. The meeting was held in conjunction with the Open Repositories Conference in Bozeman, Montana, and… Read More
Elsevier and the American Association of Petroleum Geologists collaborate to improve productivity for global oil and gas exploration teams - June 14, 2018
Elsevier, the information analytics business specialising in science and health, has announced that content from the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) is now available in Geofacets, Elsevier's information solution for exploration and development. AAPG is the leading professional association for geoscientists,… Read More
ConTech 2018 – First 20 speakers announced - June 13, 2018
With the first 20 speakers now announced for the ConTech 2018 event, which runs from November 29-30, the line-up brings together the movers and shakers from the worlds of content, data science and AI. Publishers, Content Strategists, Information Professionals, Technologists, Academics and Scientists from start-… Read More
National Geographic Learning launches Big Ideas Math: Modeling Real Life - June 12, 2018
National Geographic Learning (NGL), a Cengage company, has released the only complete K-12 math solution under a continuous author team with the launch of Big Ideas Math: Modeling Real Life. The new Modeling Real Life series is available for K-8 and marks NGL's first foray into… Read More
Artificial intelligence will bring back the ‘glittering spires’ of universities, predicts Jisc chief executive - June 11, 2018
Artificial intelligence will bring back the ‘glittering spires’ of universities, chief executive at Jisc Paul Feldman predicted at a conference recently. Speaking during a session exploring the challenges for the sector posed by artificial intelligence, Feldman described how little more than two decades after the internet… Read More
Altmetric to organise publisher workshop - June 11, 2018
Altmetric is organising an afternoon of talks and workshop sessions at Warwick Business School in London – on level 17 of The Shard. The event will feature a mixture of talks from publishers already making use of altmetrics, product updates, interactive workshops and a panel… Read More
