Deadline for Library Assessment Conference 2018 call for proposals extended to May 11 - May 7, 2018
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the University of Washington Libraries, and the Conference Steering Committee have extended the deadline for submitting paper and poster proposals for the 2018 Library Assessment Conference to May 11, 2018. The seventh biennial Library Assessment Conference will be held… Read More
NFAIS receives Alfred P. Sloan Foundation grant for the NFAIS 2018 Blockchain for Publishers Conference - May 2, 2018
The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS) has received a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in support of the NFAIS 2018 Blockchain for Publishers Conference to be held May 15-16, 2018. The day-and-a-half conference is being held at the… Read More
American Psychological Association and Publons partner to give greater recognition to their reviewers - May 2, 2018
The American Psychological Association (APA), the largest scientific organisation representing psychology in the United States, has announced a new partnership with the peer review platform Publons, a Clarivate Analytics company. APA will pilot Publons' Reviewer Recognition service across 30 of their core… Read More
23 AMRC members collaborate to launch joint publication platform – AMRC Open Research - May 2, 2018
23 members of the Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC) are working in collaboration to develop and launch a joint publication platform, AMRC Open Research. By removing traditional barriers and delays to publication, the new platform will help the charities maximise the value of the donations… Read More
ConTech 2018 – Conference chairs announced - April 25, 2018
Info International is working with a group of conference chairs to create the programme for the new event - ConTech 2018. The team includes: Vincent Cassidy, Director of Academic Markets, Institution of Engineering and Technology; Paul Blake, Senior Content Designer, Department for Digital, Media, Culture &… Read More
University quality healthcheck delivered through collaboration between three sector agencies - April 25, 2018
Cooperation between three higher education organisations has helped to create a tool allowing universities to perform an in-house quality healthcheck. Since 2016, the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), Jisc, and the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) have explored increased collaboration and cost sharing for the benefit of… Read More
