BookBrunch and the London Book Fair launch BookBrunch Award for Supply Chain Customer Service - April 8, 2013
BookBrunch, an information site and daily news service for the book industry, is joining the London Book Fair to launch the BookBrunch Award for Supply Chain Customer Service. The Award aims to highlight ways in which supply chain companies have transformed their working methods to benefit… Read More
The London Book Fair to feature first ever literary ‘pop-up’ version of The Club at The Ivy - April 3, 2013
The London Book Fair has announced that this year's book fair will feature the first ever literary 'pop-up' version of The Club at The Ivy, the prestigious London private members' club. The Club at The Ivy spans three floors of the building that also houses… Read More
NISO publishes Recommended Practice on presentation and identification of e-journals - March 28, 2013
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has announced the publication of a new Recommended Practice: PIE-J: Presentation & Identification of E-Journals (NISO RP-16-2013). This Recommended Practice was developed to provide guidance on the presentation of e-journals - particularly in the areas of title presentation, accurate use… Read More
The London Book Fair launches My LBF diary tool - March 21, 2013
The London Book Fair has launched My LBF, an online diary for all attendees and exhibitors. My LBF includes an extensive scheduling tool, designed to help exhibitors and visitors make new contacts, organise meetings and set-up vital networking opportunities at the fair. My LBF allows exhibitors… Read More
Semantico supports open-sourcing of ORCID - March 19, 2013
Online publishing services provider Semantico Ltd., UK, has announced its support for the open sourcing of the ORCID codebase onto GitHub. Semantico shares and supports the core principles that drive the open-sourcing of the ORCID project – those of openness and… Read More
RSC urges UK govt. to boost funding for research, ahead of next week’s budget - March 15, 2013
The UK's Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) has urged government to boost funding for science research ahead of next week's Budget. According to RSC, the UK has risked slipping into the margin of world competitiveness without further investment in science. The country's economic recovery is… Read More
