Digging into Data Challenge launches third round - February 7, 2013
Digging into Data Challenge has launched its third round in Canada, the Netherlands, the UK and the US. The event aims to help arts, humanities and social science researchers and developers build new insights into data on both sides of the Atlantic. The international grant competition sees the UK's… Read More
ALA Office for Diversity calls for 2013-2014 Diversity Research Grant proposals - February 7, 2013
The American Library Association (ALA) Office for Diversity seeks proposals for its Diversity Research Grant program. Applications may address any diversity topic, including the recruitment and promotion of diverse individuals within the profession or the provision of library services to diverse populations that addresses critical gaps… Read More
Mary Ann Liebert announces preview issue of New Space, an international journal dedicated to space innovation and entrepreneurship - February 7, 2013
Publisher Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., US, has announced the preview issue of New Space, an international peer-reviewed journal dedicated to space innovation and entrepreneurship. This publication facilitates the emerging multidisciplinary opportunities for space-based collaborations of industry, academia, and government agencies. The journal will be available in… Read More
Portico to preserve Digital Commons e-journals for bepress - February 7, 2013
Non-profit electronic archiving service provider Portico, US, has announced that bepress has entered into an agreement with Portico to preserve e-journals hosted on bepress Digital Commons publishing repositories. The journals are all participants in the new Digital Commons Publishing Services programme, which is designed to give… Read More
Knowledgespeak Exclusive - February 7, 2013
An interview with Joe Wikert, Conference Co-Chair, Tools of Change for Publishing Read More
Cochrane Collaboration and Wiley renew publishing contract with enhanced features - February 6, 2013
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. and the Cochrane Collaboration, an international not-for-profit organisation that produces systematic reviews of healthcare evidence and a database of randomised controlled trials, have announced that they have renewed and redefined their partnership to publish the Cochrane Library from February 2013. The… Read More