Open Access Week Kickoff Event program announced - September 19, 2014
The 2014 International Open Access Week Kickoff Event, co-hosted by SPARC and the World Bank, will focus on this year's theme of "Generation Open." The hour-long kickoff event will take place on October 20 at 3pm EDT at the World Bank headquarters in downtown Washington, DC.… Read More
COPE North American Seminar 2014 focuses on new technologies and behaviours for identifying publication ethics issues - September 19, 2014
The Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) North American Seminar was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, this August with a record breaking attendance from across the region of 81 delegates. The focus of the seminar was new technologies and behaviours for identifying publication ethics issues and those… Read More
From augmented reality to zero warehousing, global drivers of innovation at the Frankfurt Hot Spots - September 17, 2014
Payment systems for digital content, video tools for distance learning, potential uses for 3-D technologies, augmented reality in children's books: the exhibitors at the five Frankfurt Hot Spots offer a wide range of different solutions for all aspects of creating and distributing digital content. With more than 90 exhibitors from… Read More
IMLS awards $9.2 million to improve library services in the US - September 12, 2014
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has announced grants for 51 library projects, totalling $9,291,441, that will advance library and archives practice by addressing challenges in the field and by testing and evaluating innovations. The projects were selected from 212 applications through the… Read More
OCLC awarded IMLS grant to help libraries continue to support community health initiatives - September 8, 2014
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has awarded OCLC a grant to continue work helping libraries support health information initiatives in their communities. In July 2013, OCLC received an IMLS grant to increase libraries' ability to respond to customer… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - September 8, 2014
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Joseph Esposito (The Arms Race in Journals Publishing Heats Up); Christopher Lortie (The citation revolution will not be televised: the end of papers and the rise of data); Jon Tennant (AAAS Chooses Not To Advance Open Access); and Kent Anderson… Read More
