SCOAP3 webinar to outline achievements, status and future plans of the initiative - November 3, 2014
The Sponsoring Consortium for Open Access Publishing in Particle Physics (SCOAP3) is hosting a webinar on November 18, 2014 to outline the achievements to date, discuss the status of the initiative and its future plans. This webinar will be delivered in English and is targeted… Read More
NTIS expands free access to federal technical reports - October 31, 2014
The National Technical Reports Library (NTRL) is now offering the American public free public access to a searchable online database of approximately three million federal science and technology reports. The library is a service of the U.S. Commerce Department's National Technical Information… Read More
Webinar on Libraries, Researchers and ORCID scheduled for October 30 - October 23, 2014
The Open Research and Contributor ID (ORCID) has announced a forthcoming webinar on Libraries, Researchers and ORCID. This webinar will explore the ways that libraries can support researchers in creating and using their ORCID iDs. The webinar will be held on October 30th, at 0800 (New… Read More
Access to finance biggest obstacle for innovation, says TISP, Frankfurt Book Fair survey - October 20, 2014
The EU-funded network Technology and Innovation for Smart Publishing (TISP), in cooperation with the Frankfurt Book Fair, recently conducted a qualitative survey among European book publishers. Over 1,000 publishers were contacted; 360 reacted with interest, and 120 publishers from across Europe submitted a detailed response to… Read More
International Open Access Week shines spotlight on increasing the impact of scientific research - October 20, 2014
Hundreds of events will take place across the globe to highlight the power that Open Access has to increase the impact of scientific and scholarly research during the seventh annual Open Access Week taking place from October 20-26, 2014. This year's theme of 'Generation Open' highlights the important role… Read More
The Independent Scholarly Publishers Group now includes British Journal of General Practice from Royal College of General Practitioners - October 17, 2014
The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) recently joined The Independent Scholarly Publishers Group (ISPG) and will add its well-reviewed journal British Journal of General Practice to the ISPG offerings. For the past 60 years, the RCGP has supported the general practitioner as the personal… Read More
