ORCID invites inputs for ORCID in book workflows initiative - July 25, 2016
The Open Research and Contributor ID (ORCID) has announced that it is now widely integrated in manuscript submission systems for journals including Aries Editorial Manager, eJournalPress, Open Journal System, and ScholarOne. Work on embedding ORCID in book publication processes will soon begin. It has been… Read More
COAR announces first session in COAR Webinar and Discussion Series - July 20, 2016
The Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR) has announced the first session in the members-only COAR Webinar and Discussion Series. Scheduled for July 28, this session aims to provide information about the latest trends and topics in open access and repositories. The first session will… Read More
Peer Review Week 2016 scheduled for September 19-25 - July 19, 2016
The second Peer Review Week will be held from September 19-25, 2016. It is an increasingly global event bringing together diverse individuals, institutions, publishers and organisations committed to sharing the central message that robust peer review, whatever the particular model, is critical to science communication. This year's theme is… Read More
The Johns Hopkins University receives major grant to develop and deploy a platform to host OA monographs on Project MUSE - July 15, 2016
The Johns Hopkins University has been awarded a two-year $938,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to develop and deploy MUSE Open in Project MUSE, a unit of The Johns Hopkins University Press. This is one in… Read More
NISO Open Discovery Initiative Update presented at 2016 ALA Annual Conference - July 14, 2016
The NISO Open Discovery Initiative Update took place on June 27 during the 2016 ALA Annual Conference. The session was co-sponsored by ALCTS, the Library and Information Technology Association, and the National Information Standards Organization (NISO). Ken Varnum, Senior Program Manager,… Read More
First-ever Global Illustration Award to be awarded at this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair - July 12, 2016
The Frankfurt Book Fair has announced the first-ever Global Illustration Award, 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, and illustrators can… Read More
