Johnson Matthey and the Chinese Academy of Sciences Holdings Co., Ltd. sign Memorandum of Understanding - August 24, 2015
Johnson Matthey's Chief Executive, Robert MacLeod recently announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Johnson Matthey and the Chinese Academy of Sciences Holdings Co., Ltd. (CASH). CASH is wholly owned by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China's top science and technology research… Read More
PressReader to be exclusive news partner at the Frankfurt Book Fair - August 21, 2015
The Frankfurt Book Fair has announced a unique partnership with PressReader, the Canada-based digital media platform. As the exclusive News Partner of the Frankfurt Book Fair (October 14 – 18, 2015), PressReader will provide unlimited digital access to more than 4,000 newspapers and magazines from all… Read More
Frankfurt Book Fair appoints Amy Webster as new Associate Partner Rights and Licences - August 19, 2015
The Frankfurt Book Fair has announced the appointment of Amy Webster as the new Associate Partner Rights and Licences. Amy joins from the Edinburgh TV Festival, where she was Head of New Business. She was previously at the London Book Fair, where she co-ordinated the Market… Read More
Smithsonian launches public access plan for research - August 19, 2015
The Smithsonian has released its Plan for Increased Public Access to Results of Federally Funded Research, based on the principles outlined by the Office of Science and Technology Policy. Through the new plan, all applicable publications and supporting data resulting from federally funded research will be available through the Smithsonian… Read More
The Mellon Foundation grants OU $1M grant for development of digital Latin library - August 18, 2015
The University of Oklahoma is the recipient of a $1 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for the continued development of the Digital Latin Library project, which - when complete - will create resources that people of varying levels of… Read More
Australian ORCID Consortium Model released for comment and expressions of interest - August 17, 2015
ORCID, a researcher identifier solution which enables a wide range of improvements to the scholarly communications ecosystem, recently released an Australian ORCID Consortium Model for comment and expressions of interest. The Model was developed by the ORCID Working Group comprising representatives from Universities Australia (UA), Council… Read More
