Submissions now open for iConference 2017 - July 22, 2016
The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is now accepting submissions for iConference 2017, the twelfth annual gathering of scholars, researchers and professionals who share an interest in the critical information issues of contemporary information society. iConference 2017 is scheduled for March 22-25,… Read More
COAR announces first session in COAR Webinar and Discussion Series - July 20, 2016
The Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR) has announced the first session in the members-only COAR Webinar and Discussion Series. Scheduled for July 28, this session aims to provide information about the latest trends and topics in open access and repositories. The first session will… Read More
Peer Review Week 2016 scheduled for September 19-25 - July 19, 2016
The second Peer Review Week will be held from September 19-25, 2016. It is an increasingly global event bringing together diverse individuals, institutions, publishers and organisations committed to sharing the central message that robust peer review, whatever the particular model, is critical to science communication. This year's theme is… Read More
NISO Open Discovery Initiative Update presented at 2016 ALA Annual Conference - July 14, 2016
The NISO Open Discovery Initiative Update took place on June 27 during the 2016 ALA Annual Conference. The session was co-sponsored by ALCTS, the Library and Information Technology Association, and the National Information Standards Organization (NISO). Ken Varnum, Senior Program Manager,… Read More
CU Anschutz selects Ex Libris solutions for cloud-based management of its Health Sciences Library - July 13, 2016
Ex Libris, a ProQuest company, has announced that the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus has selected the Ex Libris Alma® library management service and Primo® discovery and delivery solution to manage and provide access to the Health Sciences Library's large collection of electronic and physical… Read More
ScienceOpen and Altmetric to co-host webinar on the future of altmetrics - June 30, 2016
Altmetric and ScienceOpen will be co-hosting a webinar on July 4, 2016, at 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM BST titled 'The future of altmetrics.' Altmetrics are non-traditional metrics that can be used as alternative measures of scholarly impact. As an article-level… Read More
