Publishers Weekly announces ‘PW’s Publishing Luminaries Awards’ - May 29, 2015
Publishers Weekly has announced a new programme ‘The Publishers Weekly Publishing Luminaries Awards,’ which will identify and celebrate talented young members of the US publishing community and bring recognition to them on a global stage. Publishers Weekly will partner with The Frankfurt Book Fair (14… Read More
ARL’s Google Analytics Workshop scheduled for June 25 - May 29, 2015
ARL's full-day, in-person workshop on Google Analytics to be held in San Francisco on June 25, 2015, continues to be open for registration. The workshop is offered by the ARL Statistics and Measurement Program in partnership with LunaMetrics, a Google Analytics Certified Partner. Google Analytics is… Read More
FBF acquires minority stake in IPR License Ltd - May 27, 2015
The Frankfurt Book Fair (October 14-18, 2015) has announced a significant investment in IPR License, the global rights and licensing trading platform. The deal will see FBF take a minority shareholding in IPR License Ltd. The two companies will align to embark on a strategic sales,… Read More
Association of Research Libraries seeks proposals for SPEC Survey Topics 2016 - May 22, 2015
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is seeking proposals for 2016 SPEC survey topics. For 40 years ARL has gathered and disseminated data through the SPEC survey program to assist libraries in the continuous improvement of their management systems. Each year, ARL works with librarians in… Read More
ORCID and F1000 partner to launch standard for citing peer review activities - May 19, 2015
The Open Research and Contributor ID (ORCID) has announced a partnership with publisher F1000 to develop a practical means to cite peer review activities, based on a standard set of terms and the use of persistent identifiers. Peer review is an… Read More
ORCID forms new global membership team - May 18, 2015
The Open Research and Contributor ID (ORCID) has announced its new membership team: Josh Brown, Matthew Buys, Nobuko Miyairi (as of July 1), and Lilian Pessoa. Led by Douglas Wright, Director of Membership, the ORCID membership team brings regional expertise in research management, publishing, analytics,… Read More
