NISO to host virtual conference – From Submission to Publication: Creating and Conveying Quality - August 9, 2019
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) is hosting a virtual conference - From Submission to Publication: Creating and Conveying Quality. The event is scheduled to be held from August 21, 12pm–4pm. One on-going concern in scholarly communication has to do with publication time lags and… Read More
ConTech 2019 announces Not Poster Lightning sessions - August 7, 2019
ConTech 2019 is offering start-ups, vendors, publishers and data scientists the opportunity to talk about their latest ideas. The organisers are looking for content pioneers who already see the benefits of using data science, the data science visionaries who are building new content tools and… Read More
Jisc enterprise OpenAthens opens applications for best publisher user experience award - August 6, 2019
The call for applications for best publisher user experience award is now open. OpenAthens has launched this award to inspire publishers across the globe to invest resource into developing the best user journey to content. The leading single sign-on provider is calling for applications from online publishers… Read More
American Association for Cancer Research set to launch new journal – Blood Cancer Discovery - August 5, 2019
The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) is launching a new journal, Blood Cancer Discovery. The journal will be the ninth in the AACR’s prestigious portfolio of scientific publications, including the highly cited journal, Cancer Discovery. Blood Cancer Discovery will feature high-impact, peer-reviewed articles describing… Read More
OA Monographs in Europe’s research libraries: best-practices, opportunities & challenges - August 5, 2019
Over 80% of surveyed LIBER libraries say they distribute Open Access (OA) books via a repository and include them in discovery services or catalogues. A further 40% publish OA books, or plan to do so, and a quarter provides library funding to pay author fees related… Read More
Toward a National Archival Finding Aid Network: CDL releases planning initiative update, and new report - August 5, 2019
The California Digital Library (CDL) has announced the availability of a new report, ‘Finding Aid Aggregation at a Crossroads’ (‘Crossroads’). This report is a primary deliverable of the ‘Toward a National Archival Finding Aid Network’ project, a one-year (October 2018 –… Read More
