Semantico and Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana partner on major online project - September 27, 2011
Online publishing services provider Semantico Ltd, UK, has announced that it has been chosen by Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, a leading publisher in Catalan, as the digital development partner in a major project to publish their extensive range of encyclopaedic, academic and literary works online. The… Read More
NLM to hold second Journal Article Tag Suite Conference in September 2011 - September 26, 2011
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) has announced that it will be holding its second Journal Article Tag Suite Conference (JATS-Con) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland, on September 26-27, 2011. The conference is intended for users of NLM's Journal Article… Read More
NISO publishes Summer 2011 issue of the Information Standards Quarterly - September 26, 2011
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has announced the publication of the Summer 2011 issue of the Information Standards Quarterly (ISQ) publication with a special issue theme of Organization and People Identifiers. ISQ Guest Content Editor, Helen Henderson, Managing Director at Information Power Ltd. has assembled… Read More
University of Michigan to rework orphan works identification as project gets suspended - September 26, 2011
The University of Michigan has suspended its orphan works digitisation project in response to the copyright infringement lawsuit filed against it and four other universities, including Cornell. According to Paul Courant, Dean of Libraries at the University of Michigan, the system for identifying orphan works is… Read More
Nawin Gupta appointed Secretary General of the ASA - September 26, 2011
As a member of the Association of Subscription Agents & Intermediaries (ASA), EBSCO has announced the appointment of Nawin Gupta as Secretary General of the ASA, effective immediately. Gupta will succeed Sarah Durrant, who recently became CEO of the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers.… Read More
Royal Society of Chemistry appoints Dr Robert Parker as chief executive - September 26, 2011
The Royal Society of Chemistry has announced the appointment of Dr Robert Parker as chief executive. He has acted as interim chief executive since March this year. Dr Parker brings more than 25 years' experience at the RSC to the role, having joined the organisation… Read More
