Five new publishers to preserve e-journals with Portico - October 19, 2015
Digital preservation specialist Portico has announced that 5 new publishers will preserve their e-journals with the Portico E-Journal Preservation Service. These include: Edorium Journals, Institute of Education (IOE) Press, the Science and Information (SAI) Organization, Science Publishing Corporation, and University of Florida. These publishers ensure that… Read More
Emerald Group Publishing launches new contribution to the Open Access debate - October 19, 2015
Academic publisher Emerald Group Publishing is marking International Open Access Week (October 19-25) with the launch of a Special Issue on Open Access (OA) from Online Information Review, with contributions from some of the world's leading experts on the debate. The aim of this Special… Read More
First ICSTI, NISO webinar to address the topic ‘A Pathway from Open Access and Data Sharing to Open Science in Practice’ - October 19, 2015
The International Council for Scientific and Technical Information (ICSTI) will organise its first webinar titled 'A Pathway from Open Access and Data Sharing to Open Science in Practice,' in close partnership with NISO. This webinar is scheduled for November 10, 2015, from… Read More
National Library of Medicine adopts Ex Libris primo discovery and delivery solution - October 16, 2015
Library automation and preservation solutions provider Ex Libris® Group has announced that the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM) has decided to adopt the Ex Libris Primo® discovery and delivery solution. An NLM working group evaluated a number of options and ultimately selected Primo, primarily… Read More
Highlights of the third day of Frankfurt Book Fair - October 16, 2015
On the third day of the Frankfurt Book Fair, highlighted events included the opening of the 'Media and Technology Forum' as part of the 'New European Media Summit; Peace Prize winner Navid Kermani discussed Iranian literature; and a press conference highlighted the results of the 'Frankfurt… Read More
Award-winning literature and networking events take centre stage at Frankfurt Book Fair, day 2 - October 15, 2015
On the second day of the Book Fair, highlighted events included panels on the future of content with "Copyright Clearance Center" discussing open access and the Book Fair media partner "Press Reader" talking about disruption in newspapers and magazines. Additionally, a photo… Read More
