The UK House of Commons Business, Innovation and Skills Committee Report on OA - September 17, 2013
The Business, Innovation and Skills Committee has published a Report welcoming the UK Government's commitment to increasing access to published research findings, and its desire to achieve full open access. However, while Gold open access is a desirable ultimate goal, focusing on it during the transition to a fully open… Read More
Frankfurt Book Fair Fellowship Programme celebrates 15 year anniversary - September 16, 2013
This year marks the 15th anniversary of the Frankfurt Book Fair's Fellowship Programme. First launched at the 50th anniversary of the Frankfurt Book Fair in 1998, the Frankfurt Fellowship Programme has provided information and networking opportunities in the world of international publishing to more than 260… Read More
Registration deadline approaching for ARL Fall Forum on Mobilizing the Research Enterprise - September 13, 2013
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has announced that September 20, is the last day to register for the ARL Fall Forum 2013, 'Mobilizing the Research Enterprise,' to be held in Arlington, Virginia, October 10–11. The program will explore the opportunities and collaborations in responding to… Read More
ISPG selects USACO Corporation as exclusive sales agent in Japan for consortia and library sales - September 13, 2013
The Independent Scholarly Publishers Group (ISPG) has chosen USACO Corporation as its exclusive sales agent in Japan for consortia and library sales. USACO Corporation has already been able to attain the endorsement for the ISPG Collection from the Japanese Medical Library Association and the Japanese Pharmaceutical… Read More
CAB International provides free access to 77 recently published CABI books through Research4Life - September 11, 2013
CAB International (Centre for Agricultural Bioscience International) has announced that they will be providing free access to 77 recently published CABI books through Research4Life, a global UN-publisher initiative providing free and low cost access to researchers in developing countries. The recent editions… Read More
CONTEC Frankfurt attracts top-level names from across the entire publishing ecosystem - September 9, 2013
CONTEC Frankfurt, a pre-Frankfurt event organised by the Frankfurt Academy, will premiere on October 8, 2013, with a programme featuring over 60 speakers and 25 interactive sessions that will address the complexity of needs of the entire international publishing industry – trade and STM publishers, agents,… Read More
