BioMed Central announces various events to mark 6th year of Open Access Week - October 21, 2013
Open access publisher BioMed Central has announced various events to mark the 6th year of Open Access Week, which begins today (October 21). Open Access Week is a global event to increase awareness of the benefits of open access publishing, and give people the opportunity to… Read More
NISO publishes Data Curation themed issue of Information Standards quarterly in Open Access - October 18, 2013
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) announces the publication of the Fall 2013 issue of Information Standards Quarterly (ISQ) with a special theme of Data Curation. Interest in the topic of data curation has increased greatly as many governments and funding organisations have mandated that publicly… Read More
ARL, Coalition express support for Surveillance Transparency Legislation - October 15, 2013
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL), together with 71 other privacy and civil liberties groups, sent a letter to the US Senate and House Judiciary Committees, calling on Congress to provide greater transparency around national security – related requests by the US… Read More
Around 276,000 visitors attend Frankfurt Book Fair 2013 - October 14, 2013
The Frankfurt Book Fair closed on October 13 with around 7,300 exhibitors in total, from over 100 countries. Altogether 275,342 visitors attended the Fair (October 9 – 13), of which 142,921 were present during the trade visitors' days. Apart from the Brazilian authors calling for… Read More
Econtent takes centre stage on day 3 of the Frankfurt Book Fair - October 11, 2013
Apart from the weary faces and tired feet around the halls of this truly International event, the buzz and talk on the 3rd day of the Frankfurt Book Fair is all about making econtent much more attractive, accessible and a good revenue stream for all types… Read More
The London Book Fair along with The UK Publishers Association launches The London Book Fair International Book Industry Excellence Awards - October 11, 2013
The London Book Fair (LBF) has announced brand new international awards for the book industry - The London Book Fair International Book Industry Excellence Awards, which is being launched in association with The UK Publishers Association (The PA). The awards will cover all aspects of… Read More
