McGraw-Hill Education expands its free, virtual professional development series for college instructors - October 17, 2018
McGraw-Hill Education has announced a new upcoming webinar on critical thinking, the latest installment in the learning science company's free Virtual Professional Development Series for higher education faculty. The webinar, "Instill a Critical Mindset," will be hosted by Dr. Heather Collins, a cognitive scientist at the… Read More
70th Frankfurter Buchmesse comes to an end, international participation increases - October 16, 2018
The 70th Frankfurter Buchmesse ended with an increase of 0.8 percent in visitors at the weekend and a slight decrease of 1.8 percent during the trade visitor days. A total of 285,024 (2017: 286,425) visitors attended the fair, 0.5 percent less than in 2017. Overall, international… Read More
SSP NYC 2018 regional event recap – Metadata 2020: The future of research relies on cross-community collaboration - October 15, 2018
Twenty attendees from a range of backgrounds gathered in the Adler Room in Rockefeller University's Founders Hall for SSP's regional event in New York City on the evening of September 13, 2018. There they learned about and discussed the increasing importance of good metadata and how… Read More
LIBER supports Open Access Week 2018 - October 15, 2018
LIBER has established Open Access and Open Science at the core of its strategy and vision by participating in EU funded projects, having a dedicated Working Group on Open Access and being present at the forefront of discussions and initiatives. The second edition of the… Read More
Swiss Library Service Platform to base new national library services on Ex Libris Alma Platform and Primo Solution - October 12, 2018
Ex Libris, a ProQuest company, has announced that the Swiss Library Service Platform A.G. (SLSP) has opted to base Switzerland's new national library service for academic universities on the Ex Libris Alma® library services platform, with the Ex Libris Primo® solution providing discovery and delivery services… Read More
ConTech 2018 organisers Info International announce the second Challenges in the Scholarly Publishing Cycle conference - October 11, 2018
Info International is once again partnering with Research Information on the second Challenges in the Scholarly Publishing Cycle (CISPC) conference taking place on December 3, 2018. Info International also organises ConTech 2018 and delegates can save when they book to attend both conferences. Read More
