CNI project briefing proposals for Spring 2015 meeting due February 27 - February 25, 2015
The Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) is accepting proposals for project briefings to be presented at the CNI Spring 2015 Membership Meeting in Seattle, Washington, April 13–14. Proposal submission is open to anyone, including non-members of CNI. A project briefing is a 45-minute or one-hour… Read More
New NISO white paper explores the future of library resource discovery - February 24, 2015
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has published a white paper, The Future of Library Resource Discovery, written by independent consultant, speaker, and author Marshall Breeding. The white paper was commissioned by NISO's Discovery to Delivery (D2D) Topic Committee as part of its ongoing examination of… Read More
The London Book Fair to extend Publishing for Digital Minds conference into the virtual arena, first social media conference to focus on trends in global publishing - February 23, 2015
The London Book Fair has announced that it will extend the Publishing for Digital Minds conference into the virtual arena on March 18, 2015, with the first social media conference to focus on trends in global publishing. The virtual conference, 'Around the World in 8… Read More
Wellcome Trust appoints Prof Stephen Caddick as Director of Innovations - February 18, 2015
The Wellcome Trust has announced the appointment of Professor Stephen Caddick as Director of the Innovations division. Professor Caddick succeeds Dr Ted Bianco, who retires from the Trust later this year. Over the past five years, Professor Caddick has led UCL's strategy for enterprise and… Read More
Medical journals close their eyes when publishing research ruled fraudulent or misleading by FDA - February 16, 2015
Professional journals touting the latest developments in medicine have often ignored serious problems raised by federal health regulators with the research in question, according to a study. Charles Seife, a New York University journalism professor and the study’s author, reviewed 78 published papers on clinical trials with which the… Read More
ARL announces accessibility webinar to foster library-publisher collaboration on inclusive learning resources - February 13, 2015
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is offering a free webinar to raise awareness about the value of producing or procuring accessible born-digital resources to support library users of all abilities. The webinar, 'Working Together: Research Libraries and Publishers on the Value of Inclusive Learning Resources,'… Read More
