Portico explores digital preservation landscape in UKSG Insights - July 19, 2018
There has been tremendous growth in the amount of digital content created by libraries, publishers, cultural institutions and the general public. While there are great benefits to having content available in digital form, digital objects can be extremely short-lived unless proper attention is paid to preservation. The rise of… Read More
ScienceOpen and the Microbiology Society collaborate on new cross-disciplinary collections - July 18, 2018
Research network ScienceOpen and the Microbiology Society have announced a collaboration on new ways to showcase cross-disciplinary research. The ScienceOpen discovery environment provides state-of-the-art technological infrastructure to promote new initiatives from the Society's journals. Interdisciplinarity is key for the Microbiology Society in reaching a wide… Read More
AMIA launches FAMIA Applied Informatics Recognition Program - July 18, 2018
The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) has announced the launch of the Fellow of AMIA (FAMIA) Applied Informatics Recognition Program. The new program aims to recognise members who apply informatics skills and knowledge within their professional setting, who have demonstrated professional achievement and leadership, and who… Read More
Publons launches reviewer search and matchmaking tool, Publons Reviewer Connect - July 17, 2018
Publons - the scholarly peer review platform - has launched Publons Reviewer Connect, a reviewer search and matchmaking tool to enable journal editors to confidently and reliably find, screen, and connect with reviewers. The AI-powered technology combines Publons' cross-publisher peer review platform… Read More
‘My Artificial Muse’ at ConTech 2018 - July 12, 2018
ConTech 2018 has announced that Albert Barqué-Duran, Postdoctoral Fellow in Cognitive Science & Artist, will be its first keynote speaker for 2018. 'My Artificial Muse'; How can A.I. collaborate with humans in creative and artistic processes? is a performance by Albert Barqué-Duran, Mario Klingemann and… Read More
LIBER appoints Jeannette Frey as new President - July 6, 2018
The Association of European Research Libraries (LIBER) has appointed Jeannette Frey, Director of the Bibliothèque Cantonale et Universitaire (BCU) Lausanne, as its 12th President. She will succeed Kristiina Hormia-Poutanen of the National Library of Finland, who served as LIBER President from 2014-2018 and was the first… Read More
