Crossref announces new Metadata APIs ‘Plus’ service from January 2018 - November 15, 2017
Crossref has announced a new paid-for service from January 2018 for machine access to metadata along with guaranteed uptime and priority support, with notifications of new matching records and 'snapshot' downloads to be added in the first quarter. The announcement was made during its Annual Meeting,… Read More
Ziyad Marar, President, SAGE Publishing, to present opening keynote at London Info International 2017 - November 14, 2017
London Info International 2017 takes place in just under four weeks. While places are now filling up fast for the LII conference and exhibition but there's still time to book and take part in this global event. There is a wide array of features, events and… Read More
Digital publishers find shared purpose at W3C Publishing Summit - November 14, 2017
Members of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) recently met for a Publishing Summit, the organisation's first annual meeting since combining forces with the International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF) in February. The two-day conference drew more than 200 participants from around the world, a mix of… Read More
UKSG appoints Bev Acreman as Interim Executive Director - November 10, 2017
UKSG, the key professional interest group for the scholarly communications community, has announced the appointment of Bev Acreman as Interim Executive Director. Bev replaces Sarah Bull who is moving on to pursue other opportunities. She is well known by the UKSG community, having held senior… Read More
New international coalition takes crowd-funding style approach to secure the future of open science - November 10, 2017
In an effort to strengthen and secure the network of non-commercial services that underpin the burgeoning field of Open Science, a newly-formed coalition of international organisations, including SPARC Europe, is spearheading an unconventional appeal. The Global Sustainability Coalition for Open Science Services (SCOSS), which formed… Read More
SPEC Survey webcast on Libraries, Presses, and Publishing - November 9, 2017
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is offering a series of free webcasts that present the findings from the latest SPEC surveys and allow webcast participants to discuss trends with the survey authors. A 45-minute webcast will follow the publication of each SPEC Kit in 2017.… Read More
