NISO publishes revised recommendations for Knowledge Bases and Related Tools - April 10, 2014
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has announced the publication of a revision to the Knowledge Bases and Related Tools (KBART) Recommended Practice (NISO RP-9-2014). The original recommended practice, issued in 2010, provided all parties in the information supply chain with straightforward guidance about metadata formatting… Read More
London Book Fair begins, digital publishing plays key role at this year’s fair - April 9, 2014
The annual London Book Fair kicked off April 8, 2014. With digital publishing playing a leading role at this year's fair, Tech Central in EC2 was a bustling hub during the 1st day of the London Book Fair 2014. The digital conversation once again showcased very… Read More
ORCID and CASRAI announce new standards project on ‘Peer Review Services’ - April 9, 2014
In addition to integrating ORCID identifiers into manuscript submission and grant application workflows, publishers and funders have been adding the identifiers into reviewer workflows. From this, a question arose as to how to acknowledge review activities in ORCID. To address this need, ORCID has asked CASRAI… Read More
Fair use promoted at House of Representatives copyright hearing - April 9, 2014
James G. Neal, Columbia University's university librarian and vice president for information services, served as the voice of libraries to the US House of Representatives Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet on April 2, 2014, when the subcommittee held a hearing on preserving and reusing copyrighted work.… Read More
The London Book Fair’s Author HQ – a stellar line up of events for aspiring authors - April 7, 2014
Author HQ is the place at The London Book Fair for established and aspiring authors and there is plenty on offer at this year’s Fair, to be held from April 8 – 10, 2014, Earls Court, London. Launched as a response to increasing interest from the… Read More
DCMS re-appoints Baroness Blackstone as Chairman of British Library - April 7, 2014
The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Rt. Hon Maria Miller MP, has re-appointed Baroness Blackstone as Chairman of the British Library for a further four year term. Tessa Blackstone has served as British Library Chairman since September 2010. Key achievements during her… Read More
