International Open Access Week shines spotlight on increasing the impact of scientific research - October 20, 2014
Hundreds of events will take place across the globe to highlight the power that Open Access has to increase the impact of scientific and scholarly research during the seventh annual Open Access Week taking place from October 20-26, 2014. This year's theme of 'Generation Open' highlights the important role… Read More
Information Today, Inc. webinar focuses on how the discovery ecosystem involves much more than the single search box - October 20, 2014
A recent Information Today, Inc. webinar, sponsored by ProQuest, discussion focused on how the discovery ecosystem involves much more than the single search box and the content that libraries make available to their users. Attention focused on the increasing role that… Read More
OCLC Research, CNI and the George Washington University Libraries to co-sponsor Evolving Scholarly Record workshop - October 20, 2014
The Evolving Scholarly Record workshop, co-sponsored by OCLC Research, the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), and the George Washington University Libraries, builds on the framework presented in the OCLC Research report, The Evolving Scholarly Record. The workshop, scheduled for December 10,… Read More
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa to celebrate Open Access Week, October 20–27 - October 16, 2014
The University of Hawai'i at Mānoa will be celebrating Open Access Week, October 20–27. Throughout the week, the UH Mānoa community is invited to learn about open educational resources at the Outreach College, to navigate the impact of copyright on teaching and… Read More
Jenny Kühne takes over rights and licensing at the Frankfurt Book Fair - October 15, 2014
Frankfurt Book Fair has announced that as of September 1, 2014, Jenny Kühne has been responsible for marketing the Frankfurt Book Fair's RightsLink licensing service for online permissions. In addition, she will be responsible for the networking and further development of the previously existing rights activities… Read More
Day 3: Frankfurt Book Fair highlights - October 10, 2014
The fifth edition of StoryDrive will celebrate the heroes in and behind the story. Speakers include Cyber-Philosopher Alexander Bard, Publisher Michael Bhaskar, Best-Selling Author Reif Larsen, script writer Stefano Bises and many more. Perspectives in Education: "Across Boundaries – an Education Melting Pot": CEOs of various international educational publishing… Read More
