Jisc Collections, Open Access Key to launch UK Gold OA article payments pilot - January 24, 2013
Jisc Collections, the UK academic community's shared service for content licensing and administration, has entered into an agreement with Open Access Key (OAK), an online payment platform for open access (OA) publishing, to run a 12 month pilot project, Jisc APC. The pilot will test the… Read More
ARL to host Library Assessment Forum at ALA Midwinter Meeting - January 21, 2013
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) will host a Library Assessment Forum at the upcoming ALA Midwinter Meeting, featuring LibValue research conducted at the University of Tennessee. The forum will be held on January 25, 2013, from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. in the Sheraton Seattle’s Ravenna… Read More
ARL and LibValue Project launch Library Value webcast series - January 18, 2013
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is offering a series of free webcasts highlighting results from the LibValue project, a three-year study funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services to define and measure ways in which libraries create value through teaching and learning, research,… Read More
IEEE-SA teams up with SAE International and DIN to organise event on electric vehicles - January 18, 2013
Technical professional organisation IEEE, US, has announced that the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) is collaborating with DIN (Deutsches Institut für Normung e. V.), the German Institute for Standardisation, and SAE International, the global body of engineers and technical professionals developing volunteer consensus standards for passenger cars,… Read More
NIH to embed ORCID identifiers in grant application workflows - January 17, 2013
The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) will join Wellcome Trust in working to embed ORCID identifiers in grant application workflows. ORCID undertakes to provide funders a means to better track research and understand the impact of funding while reducing the burden… Read More
London Book Fair, IPA announce programme details on education conference - January 16, 2013
International Publishers Association (IPA) and the London Book Fair (LBF) have announced the programme for the first IPA International Education Conference, a one-day event that will run alongside LBF on April 17, 2013. The conference, which is the result of a… Read More
