IFLA Preservation and Conservation Section and IFLA Information Technology Section issue call for papers for Open Sessions - December 27, 2019
The IFLA Preservation and Conservation Section and IFLA Information Technology Section is inviting Librarians, Information Scientists and other interested professionals to submit proposals for the Open Session to be held during the 86th IFLA WLIC, in Dublin, Ireland. The development of the… Read More
National Academies’ Roundtable on Aligning Incentives for Open Science receives grant from arcadia fund - December 27, 2019
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine have been awarded a grant for $100,000 from Arcadia — a charitable fund of Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin — to support the work of the Academies’ Roundtable on Aligning Incentives for Open Science. The roundtable convenes critical… Read More
Three KnE journals move onto full spectrum KnE publishing workflow - December 27, 2019
Three KnE journals will now be inviting authors to submit manuscripts through the KnE publishing system from January 2020. The journals will invite authors to take advantage of the manuscript submission system as an improved, efficient part of the publishing workflow. Authors can upload their manuscript… Read More
Public engagement grant funding renewed for 2020 - December 27, 2019
ASCB has announced that beginning in January 2020 it will be soliciting another round of applications for Public Engagement Grants. This opportunity for ASCB members interested in engaging with their community and gaining experience in public outreach has been made possible by Science Sandbox, an initiative… Read More
American Chemical Society names Dr. Joan-Emma Shea and Dr. Gregory D. Scholes as new editors-in-chief of The Journal of Physical Chemistry - December 23, 2019
The Publications Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) has named Dr. Joan-Emma Shea of the University of California, Santa Barbara, as editor-in-chief of The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, B, and C (JPC A/B/C) and Dr. Gregory D. Scholes of Princeton University as editor-in-chief of… Read More
CARL releases report on preservation functionality in repositories - December 23, 2019
The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) has announced the publication of the second report in a series by its Open Repositories Working Group (ORWG) – this report focuses on preservation functionality in repositories. Digital Preservation Functionality in Canadian Repositories was written… Read More
