Frankfurter Buchmesse appoints Matthäus Cygan as its Director Business Development Trade International - July 30, 2018
The Frankfurter Buchmesse has announced the appointment of Matthäus Cygan as its Director Business Development Trade International, effective August 1. He will develop strategies for international publishers and devise new products and services for this customer group. He will also supervise rights and licensing activities for… Read More
NFAIS announces call for presentations for 2018-2019 Lunch & Learn education series - July 26, 2018
The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAISTM), a global non-profit membership organisation serving the information services community, has announced a 'Call for Presentations' for its 2018-2019 Lunch & Learn with NFAIS virtual education series. The submissions deadline for the 2018-2019 series cycle is August 15,… Read More
Nature Research and Yakult launch new, multi-year competitive grant programme to support human microbiota research - July 26, 2018
A growing body of evidence has emerged in the last decade supporting the major role the human microbiota plays in health and disease. To encourage the development of this promising field, Nature Research and Yakult have launched a new, multi-year competitive grant programme for research into… Read More
Research4Life partners commit to free and low cost access & training through 2025 - July 25, 2018
The Research4Life partners have agreed to extend their partnership through 2025. Research4Life currently provides over 8,500 institutions in more than 100 developing countries with free or low cost access to peer-reviewed eResources from the world's leading scholarly publishers. The renewed commitment will ensure that nearly 85,000… Read More
Jisc and JSTOR celebrate 20 years of partnership - July 24, 2018
Forty academic, library, and publishing leaders from across the UK and US gathered at Pembroke College on July 3, 2018 to commemorate a two-decades-long relationship between Jisc and JSTOR, two organisations jointly committed to using technology to advance research and education. JSTOR… Read More
Registrations now open for 2018 ARL-CNI Fall Forum - July 24, 2018
Registration is open for the 2018 Fall Forum, a one-day conference co-sponsored by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI). The theme of this year's Fall Forum is 'Innovation in Research Libraries,' with a focus on fostering an organisational culture… Read More
