Pistoia Alliance’s UDM team release first file format specification for chemical reaction information exchange - July 2, 2018
The Pistoia Alliance UDM project team - including members from BIOVIA, GSK, Novartis, and Roche - has announced the first release of the now-open Unified Data Model (UDM) file format specification which will facilitate the exchange of information about chemical reactions. The new update consists of… Read More
Google to present at ConTech 2018 - June 28, 2018
Info International has announced that Alice Zimmermann, Global Product Partnerships at Google will be speaking and taking part in a panel session at ConTech 2018, taking place at Chelsea Harbour Hotel from November 29-30. Alice looks after Google Assistant partnerships in the UK, working closely with… Read More
VSNU and Wolters Kluwer reach open access deal - June 26, 2018
As part of its negotiations with Wolters Kluwer to extend the contract for legal and fiscal professional literature, the VSNU has agreed open-access terms. The 27 academic journals in Wolters Kluwer's collection of otherwise mainly professional literature will be subject to new… Read More
LIBER welcomes library compromises, but TDM exception needs to go further - June 22, 2018
The Association of European Research Libraries (LIBER) has consistently fought for copyright reforms which support research and innovation in Europe. The report adopted by European Parliament's Legal Affairs Committee (JURI) on proposed changes to the Commission's Copyright in the Digital Single Market Directive includes draft… Read More
ConTech 2018 – first draft programme is announced - June 19, 2018
In just over 3 months ConTech has gone from concept to first draft programme! This has been possible due to the vast amount of enthusiasm they have had for this event and the knowledge out there that a conference like this is very much needed. This… Read More
MIT Press receives grant to conduct environmental scan of OS publishing - June 18, 2018
The MIT Press has received a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to conduct a landscape analysis and code audit of all known open source (OS) authoring and publishing platforms. By conducting this environmental scan, the MIT Press will be providing a comprehensive and critical… Read More
