ARL-ACRL Institute on Scholarly Communication announce facilitators for Scholarly Communication Workshop on Strategic Skills for Success - October 31, 2012
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the ACRL Institute on Scholarly Communication will conduct a workshop ‘Increasing the Effectiveness of Your Scholarly Communication Program: Strategic Skills for Success’ to be held April 9–10, 2013, in Indianapolis, Indiana. On April 9, during a highly interactive… Read More
ProQuest and ACRL call for applications for ProQuest Support Staff Scholarships - October 30, 2012
Information resources and technologies provider ProQuest, US, and the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) are calling for applicants for the ProQuest Support Staff Scholarships that will send eight library professionals to the 2013 ACRL Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana, April 10-13, 2013. The scholarships are… Read More
NFAIS to hold two workshops on indexing and indices - October 29, 2012
The US' National Federation for Advanced Information Services (NFAIS) has announced that it will hold two workshops on indexing and indices in the coming months. The first workshop will focus on the approaches to indexing that are currently in use, their pros and cons, and possible… Read More
New ESF-EMRC Science Policy Briefing report calls for adoption of open access in biomedical sciences - October 23, 2012
The European Science Foundation’s (ESF) membership organisation for all medical research councils in Europe, the European Medical Research Councils (EMRC) has released an ESF-EMRC Science Policy Briefing (SPB) entitled ‘Open Access in Biomedical Research.’ The ESF-EMRC Science Policy Briefing highlights the need to accelerate the adoption… Read More
ARL webcast to discuss Authors Guild v. HathiTrust decision and the implications for research libraries - October 19, 2012
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) will host a webcast on October 24, 2012, from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. ET, to discuss the Authors Guild v. HathiTrust decision and the implications of this victory for research libraries. The webcast will be moderated by Brandon Butler,… Read More
Elsevier, Nature Publishing Group join ORCID in launching ORCID Registry - October 17, 2012
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, joined with ORCID, the Open Researcher and Contributor ID, to announce the official launch of the ORCID Registry. Elsevier, a founding sponsor and launch partner of ORCID, expects to integrate ORCID with many of its products and services. ORCID seeks to remedy… Read More