New ESF-EMRC Science Policy Briefing report calls for adoption of open access in biomedical sciences - October 23, 2012
The European Science Foundation’s (ESF) membership organisation for all medical research councils in Europe, the European Medical Research Councils (EMRC) has released an ESF-EMRC Science Policy Briefing (SPB) entitled ‘Open Access in Biomedical Research.’ The ESF-EMRC Science Policy Briefing highlights the need to accelerate the adoption… Read More
ARL webcast to discuss Authors Guild v. HathiTrust decision and the implications for research libraries - October 19, 2012
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) will host a webcast on October 24, 2012, from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. ET, to discuss the Authors Guild v. HathiTrust decision and the implications of this victory for research libraries. The webcast will be moderated by Brandon Butler,… Read More
Elsevier, Nature Publishing Group join ORCID in launching ORCID Registry - October 17, 2012
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, joined with ORCID, the Open Researcher and Contributor ID, to announce the official launch of the ORCID Registry. Elsevier, a founding sponsor and launch partner of ORCID, expects to integrate ORCID with many of its products and services. ORCID seeks to remedy… Read More
Frankfurt Book Fair witnesses ten percent growth in participation/networking of international content industries - October 15, 2012
The Frankfurt Book Fair ended October 14, 2012, with a small increase in visitor numbers on last year, while demonstrating the 'courage and innovative power of Europe, and of the international publishing industry'. The conference and seminar programme of the Frankfurt Academy recorded a ten percent… Read More
Seminars for publishers organised on day three of Frankfurt Book Fair - October 12, 2012
The Frankfurt Book Fair featured some interesting seminars for publishers on the third day of the Fair. 'Marketing for publishers: Limited budget, big impact' was a three-hour intensive training session focusing on marketing strategies and creative concepts for small wallets. It was geared toward marketing,… Read More
Delegates invited to sign up for Online Information event - October 12, 2012
The Online Information 2012 Conference and Exhibition is to be held at the Victoria Park Plaza, London from November 20-21. Since passes are selling out, delegates have been advised to sign up for the conference. This limited availability has come about since Online Information reported a… Read More
