ConTech 2019 announces Not Poster Lightning sessions - August 7, 2019
ConTech 2019 is offering start-ups, vendors, publishers and data scientists the opportunity to talk about their latest ideas. The organisers are looking for content pioneers who already see the benefits of using data science, the data science visionaries who are building new content tools and… Read More
Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology chooses Ex Libris campusM mobile platform - August 6, 2019
Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced that New Zealand’s Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology has chosen the Ex Libris campusMTM cloud-based mobile platform to provide a mobile-accessible portal that will increase student engagement in campus life. The campusM platform will replace a home-grown solution. … Read More
OA Monographs in Europe’s research libraries: best-practices, opportunities & challenges - August 5, 2019
Over 80% of surveyed LIBER libraries say they distribute Open Access (OA) books via a repository and include them in discovery services or catalogues. A further 40% publish OA books, or plan to do so, and a quarter provides library funding to pay author fees related… Read More
Toward a National Archival Finding Aid Network: CDL releases planning initiative update, and new report - August 5, 2019
The California Digital Library (CDL) has announced the availability of a new report, ‘Finding Aid Aggregation at a Crossroads’ (‘Crossroads’). This report is a primary deliverable of the ‘Toward a National Archival Finding Aid Network’ project, a one-year (October 2018 –… Read More
Society for Scholarly Publishing seeks mentors and mentees for Fall 2019 Mentorship Program - August 2, 2019
The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) is now accepting applications for the next cohort of its Mentorship Program. This program is ideal for professionals at all career levels to develop new relationships, share experiences, and learn from others outside their organisations by connecting with a mentor.… Read More
CRKN and CARL investigating national solution for minting DOIs with DataCite - August 1, 2019
The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) and the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) are investigating the feasibility of a national consortial approach to DataCite, the global non-profit organisation that provides persistent identifiers (DOIs) for research data and other research outputs. … Read More
