IEEE announces IT healthcare standard and new projects in advance of the IEEE annual International Conference of the Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society - June 30, 2017
IEEE, the technical professional organisation dedicated to advancing technology for humanity, and the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA), have announced the availability of IEEE 11073-20702™-Health informatics: Point-of-Care Medical Device Communication - Standard for Medical Devices Communication Profile for Web Services in advance of… Read More
IAEA and SCOAP3 partner to promote open access to particle physics journals - June 29, 2017
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) recently signed a partnership with the Sponsoring Consortium for Open Access Publishing in Particle Physics (SCOAP3) as a result of which researchers from around the world will soon have increased free access to a wealth of… Read More
Call for entries for the second Global Illustration Award at Frankfurter Buchmesse - June 28, 2017
The Frankfurter Buchmesse has announced the second Global Illustration Award (GIA), organised in conjunction with the International Information Content Industry Association (ICIA). Designed to attract entries from around the world, the competition will be operated exclusively by IlluSalon, a global illustration resource platform based in Asia.… Read More
London Info International 2017 is looking for Info Disruptors - June 28, 2017
The London Info International (LII) is inviting start-ups, publishers and vendors to pitch new ideas, concepts and innovations in Disruptor Zone 2017. The Disruptor Zone will take place in London on December 5 and 6 as part of LII 2017. This is a competitive event… Read More
EBSCO Information Services announces 2017 EBSCO Solar grant winners - June 26, 2017
EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) is awarding its 2017 EBSCO Solar grant to the Athens-Clarke County Library in Athens, Georgia and The Indian Trails Public Library in Wheeling, Illinois. The grants will provide each library with $100,000 to pay for the installation of a solar array. The… Read More
Collaboration essential for the future of the academic book, reveals Academic Book of the Future report - June 23, 2017
Two major new reports demonstrate that the future of the academic book is at a crossroads with the number of new book proposals growing rapidly but sales per title continuing to fall. Researchers on the Academic Book of the Future project are recommending that academics and publishers work together to… Read More
