Northwestern University Press joins initiative to diversify academic publishing - March 1, 2019
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation awarded a four-year, $1,205,000 grant to the University of Washington Press to support the continued development and expansion of the pipeline program designed to diversify academic publishing by offering apprenticeships in acquisitions departments. This new grant… Read More
Info International announces series of events under the ConTech Live umbrella - February 26, 2019
Info International will be launching a series of events under the ConTech Live umbrella this year. The inaugural event last November, the conversations since, and the need in this space have created some new events for 2019. ConTech 2019 is scheduled… Read More
The London Book Fair announces 2019 seminar line-up - February 25, 2019
The London Book Fair has unveiled its full 2019 programme, spanning seminars, panel debates, awards, author events, live podcasts and much more. From audiobooks to ageism, rights to refugee education, and from feminism to fake news, this year's comprehensive programme at LBF provides insight into… Read More
UC San Diego signs OA2020 Expression of Interest - February 22, 2019
The University of California San Diego has signed an Expression of Interest (EoI) to adopt the principles of Open Access 2020 (OA2020), an international effort to make all scholarly publications freely and immediately available to everyone by replacing the current costly subscription-based… Read More
Feedback on the implementation guidance of Plan S generates large public response - February 20, 2019
Over 600 individuals and organisations provided feedback to cOAlition S on the implementation guidance of Plan S. Originating from over 40 countries, respondents providing feedback include researchers, librarians and libraries, publishers and editors, universities, learned societies, research funders and performers, and other interested citizens and organisations.… Read More
Shortlist for LBF International Excellence Awards 2019 announced - February 15, 2019
The shortlist for The London Book Fair International Excellence Awards 2019 has been announced, with USA leading the way with five nominations, closely followed by Brazil and India with three each - and 26 countries represented. The awards, which are held in partnership with the… Read More
