LIBER signs open letter calling for revised Text and Data Mining (TDM) exception - September 26, 2017
Twenty organisations, including LIBER, have signed an open letter to European lawmakers calling for changes to a proposed Text and Data Mining exception. Coordinated by the European Alliance for Research Excellence, the letter asks Members of the Legal Affairs Committee (JURI) in the European Parliament… Read More
NISO releases Issues in Vocabulary Management Technical Report - September 26, 2017
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has announced the publication of a new Technical Report, NISO TR-06-2017, Issues in Vocabulary Management. This document is one outcome of the NISO Bibliographic Roadmap Development Project, which was conducted in 2013-14 with funding from the… Read More
Participants of the Frankfurt Fellowship Programme 2017 selected - September 22, 2017
The Frankfurter Buchmesse has announced the selection of the participants of the Frankfurt Fellowship Programme. In 2017, 97 candidates from 42 countries applied to participate in the Frankfurter Buchmesse international programme for young publishing professionals. Beginning October 1, 2017, 16 publishing professionals from 16 countries -… Read More
The Society of Scholarly Publishing becomes London Info International 2017 Association supporter - September 20, 2017
London Info International has announced that the Society of Scholarly Publishing (SSP) is to be an Association supporter. Current SSP members will be entitled to special discounts to attend the LII conference. SSP joins LII's growing list of supporters including SLA… Read More
Publons and Wolters Kluwer partnership to empower reviewers - September 20, 2017
Publons formally announced its partnership with Wolters Kluwer last week. It is expected that this strategic partnership with one of the world's leading global information service providers will empower Publons' reviewers with a variety of innovative and time-saving products. Through this… Read More
Building Inclusivity in Publishing conference to highlight action currently being taken to improve diversity across the publishing industry - September 15, 2017
The London Book Fair and the Publishers Association have announced that the Building Inclusivity in Publishing conference will return for a second year on November 13, 2017, following the great success of the inaugural conference in 2016. Entitled Building Inclusivity in… Read More
