New grant to help Cornell University Library improve information access by scholars - April 26, 2016
A new grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will help Cornell University Library develop new tools and methods to better describe libraries' scholarly information resources and share those descriptions among different institutions. In collaboration with the libraries of Harvard and… Read More
SPARC and Johns Hopkins University Libraries collaborate to launch resource analyzing US federal data sharing policies - April 19, 2016
The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC), in collaboration with Johns Hopkins University Libraries, has released a new resource for tracking, comparing, and understanding U.S. federal funder research data sharing policies. This free tool, launched at datasharing.sparcopen.org, provides a detailed analysis… Read More
SCOAP3 initiative extended for three more years - April 19, 2016
The SCOAP3 collaboration has announced the extension of this Open Access initiative for three more years, from January 2017 through December 2019. Following the success of the first years of operation of SCOAP3, representatives of the 3,000 SCOAP3 partners in 47 countries, ten scholarly publishers… Read More
Informa announces inaugural Marketing Analytics and Data Science conference - April 18, 2016
The Knowledge & Networking division of Informa has scheduled its inaugural Marketing Analytics and Data Science conference to be held at the Hilton Financial District in San Francisco, CA, June 8-10, 2016. New technologies and data processing models have led to sharper insights and increased… Read More
The London Book Fair launches Market Focus 2017: Poland - April 15, 2016
The London Book Fair, its UK partners the British Council and the Publishers Association; and the Polish Book Institute marked the official launch of Market Focus Poland 2017, with a special event at The London Book Fair. The Market Focus programme is a key opportunity… Read More
Semantico’s access and identity management solution SAMS Sigma shortlisted for CODiE award - April 11, 2016
Semantico, suppliers of digital publishing solutions to the scholarly and professional market, has announced that its trail-blazing access and identity management solution SAMS Sigma has been shortlisted for a 2016 SIIA CODiE award for Best Content Rights and Entitlement Solution. The prestigious CODiE awards recognise… Read More
