Cambridge University and JRC sign MoU to promote and deepen scientific collaboration - September 9, 2015
The University of Cambridge and the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission represented respectively by Jennifer Barnes, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for International Strategy and Vladimír Šucha, Director-General, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote and deepen scientific collaboration. The… Read More
Spotlight on international business at THE MARKETS – Global Publishing Summit - September 8, 2015
China, Indonesia, Mexico, Turkey: these and three other relevant book and media markets are the focus of THE MARKETS – Global Publishing Summit, the new conference to kick off the Frankfurt Book Fair (14-18 October 2015). As part of the one-day conference, to be held… Read More
ARL to offer Libraries That Learn: LibQUAL+® Confidential Pilot Project webcast - September 8, 2015
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is offering a series of webcasts on how to improve library services using LibQUAL+ survey data and other evidence. Join Sarah Murphy, coordinator of assessment for The Ohio State University Libraries, and Rachel Lewellen, assessment librarian at University of Massachusetts… Read More
Nominations for 2016 Association for Library Collections & Technical Services awards called for - September 3, 2015
Nominations are being accepted for the 2016 Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) awards for professional achievement. The three awards honour individuals whose work represents the finest achievements in research, collaboration, creative work, leadership and service in the fields of cataloguing and classification and… Read More
The Independent Scholarly Publishers Group now includes AJHP from ASHP - September 2, 2015
The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) recently joined The Independent Scholarly Publishers Group (ISPG) by adding its prestigious journal, American Journal of Health System Pharmacy (AJHP), to the ISPG collection. For more than 70 years, ASHP has helped its over 40,000 members (which include… Read More
Registration for ORCID Outreach Meeting and Codefest now open - September 1, 2015
ORCID, a researcher identifier solution which enables a wide range of improvements to the scholarly communications ecosystem, has announced that the next Outreach Meeting and Codefest will take place on November 3-4 at the San Francisco headquarters of GitHub. The theme of the meeting is Research… Read More