Registration deadline for ARL forum on Workforce for 21st-Century Libraries extended to September 21 - September 19, 2012
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has announced that the ARL Fall Forum, ‘Library Workforce for 21st-Century Research Libraries,’ will be held from October 11–12, 2012, in Washington, DC, immediately following the ARL Membership Meeting. The forum is open to all and is geared for… Read More
Annual Reviews partners with Sheridan to develop full-text iOS and Android app for Economics journals - September 19, 2012
Annual Reviews, the non-profit publisher that synthesises critical research literature, has partnered with Dartmouth Journal Services and the Sheridan Technology Lab to develop and launch a multi-title full-text iOS and Android app - EconScholar - that will release in October 2012. The free EconScholar app… Read More
Semantico to build Brill’s new platform for primary sources - September 19, 2012
Academic publisher Brill, Netherlands, and UK-based online publishing services provider Semantico Ltd have announced a new collaboration for the design and engineering of a new platform for Brill’s primary source collections. The expected delivery date for the platform is early 2013. Following a pitch in… Read More
Future 3D classrooms, Africa Day to be featured at Frankfurt Book Fair - September 18, 2012
Frankfurt Book Fair has announced that in Hall 4.2, the Book Fair's hall for education, science and specialist information, the visitors can witness 3D classes for future students. They can experiment first-hand in the ‘Classroom of the Future'. During the Book Fair, entire classes will have… Read More
Global publishing executives to attend 6th annual RSuite User Conference - September 18, 2012
RSI Content Solutions, a US-based provider of content management services, has announced that it will host over 150 publishing executives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the 6th annual RSuite User Conference on September 20, 2012. Now in its 6th year, the annual RSuite User Conference provides… Read More
Over 18,000 geological maps from SEPM integrated into Elsevier’s Geofacets - September 18, 2012
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, and the Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM) have announced the integration of more than 18,000 geological maps from SEPM into Elsevier's web-based research tool, Geofacets. First announced in April 2012, and now available to Geofacets users, the integration grants geoscientists access… Read More
