CNI project briefing proposals for Spring 2015 meeting due February 27 - February 25, 2015
The Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) is accepting proposals for project briefings to be presented at the CNI Spring 2015 Membership Meeting in Seattle, Washington, April 13–14. Proposal submission is open to anyone, including non-members of CNI. A project briefing is a 45-minute or one-hour… Read More
New SAGE report calls for £4.7 billion annual increase in UK’s social science and innovation budget over the next Parliament - February 25, 2015
Academic publisher SAGE has published a major new report, written by the Campaign for Social Sciences (CfSS), highlighting the value of social sciences to the UK economy and society. 'The Business of People: The Significance of Social Science over the Next Decade' calls for at… Read More
Overleaf and The Genetics Society of America announce new partnership - February 24, 2015
Overleaf (previously WriteLaTeX) has announced a new partnership with The Genetics Society of America (GSA). Through this partnership, authors submitting to GSA's GENETICS and G3: Genes|Genomes|Genetics journals will soon have access to the Overleaf collaborative cloud-based writing and reviewing tool. They will… Read More
Science Domain to preserve e-journals with Portico - February 24, 2015
Digital preservation specialist Portico has announced that Science Domain will be preserving its e-journals with Portico, ensuring that their content will be secure and available into the future. Science Domain is based in West Bengal, India. Science Domain International (SDI) publishes high-quality, OPEN peer reviewed,… Read More
NASIG and SSP announce joint meeting on information policies - February 24, 2015
NASIG and the Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) have announced a joint full-day program, 'Evolving Information Policies & Their Implications: A Conversation for Librarians & Publishers.' The program is scheduled for May 27, 2015, at the Crystal Gateway Marriott, Arlington, Virginia (DC)… Read More
New NISO white paper explores the future of library resource discovery - February 24, 2015
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has published a white paper, The Future of Library Resource Discovery, written by independent consultant, speaker, and author Marshall Breeding. The white paper was commissioned by NISO's Discovery to Delivery (D2D) Topic Committee as part of its ongoing examination of… Read More
