EDP Sciences issues findings from working group on peer review - June 22, 2015
EDP Sciences, a not-for-profit publisher, recently released information on the findings and recommendations of a working group into the peer review process. The meeting involved a committee of experts linked to the European Physical Journal (EPJ) including Editors-in-Chief, Associate-Editors, members of the Steering Committee and researchers… Read More
AAUP 2015 convenes in Denver - June 19, 2015
The Annual Meeting of the Association of American University Presses (AAUP) has convened in Denver, with more than 650 scholarly publishing professionals in attendance at the Sheraton Downtown Denver. The theme of this year's conference, being held from June 18-20, is 'Connect, Collaborate,' highlighting the increasingly… Read More
France will be Guest of Honour at the Frankfurt Book Fair in 2017 - June 18, 2015
Juergen Boos, Director of the Frankfurt Book Fair, and Anne Tallineau, Deputy Executive Director of the Institut français and Interim Executive President, signed, in the presence of Fleur Pellerin, Minister of Culture and Communication, and of Olaf Scholz, Plenipotentiary of the Federal Republic of Germany in… Read More
Elsevier introduces six chemical engineering books at North American Catalysis Society Meeting - June 17, 2015
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the publication of six new chemical engineering books, including Direct Microbial Conversion of Biomass to Advanced Biofuels edited by Michael Himmel. This book brings to the forefront the latest research and experiments in an important new field in biochemical engineering: the… Read More
The German National Library of Science and Technology to host 36th Annual IATUL Conference 2015 - June 11, 2015
The German National Library of Science and Technology (TIB) will be hosting this year's English-language conference of the International Association of University Libraries (IATUL) at Hannover Congress Centrum (HCC) from July 5-9, 2015. Those interested in attending the five-day conference 'Strategic Partnerships for Access and Discovery'… Read More
Registrations now open for 7th Conference on Open Access Scholarly Publishing - June 8, 2015
The Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA) has announced that registration is now open for the 7th Conference on Open Access Scholarly Publishing (COASP) which will be held in the Trippenhuis at The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts & Sciences (KNAW) in Amsterdam, September 15-17, 2015.… Read More
ProQuest presents at the CALIS Annual Conference - June 5, 2015
CALIS (China Academic Library and Information System) recently hosted its annual conference on May 12, 2015, in Shanghai. Imported resources from overseas are one of the most important parts of library construction. Since 2002, CALIS (China Academic Library and Information System) has successfully hosted an annual conference to help… Read More
Registrations now open for 2015 Charleston Library Conference - June 3, 2015
The Charleston Library Conference has announced that registration is now open for the 2015 event. This annual conference on issues in book and serial acquisition will again be held in Charleston, SC, with headquarters at the Francis Marion Hotel. Sessions will also be held at… Read More
Sixth annual meeting of the Rosetta Advisory Group opens in Leuven, Belgium - June 2, 2015
Users of the Ex Libris Rosetta digital asset management and preservation solution are gathering this week at KU Leuven in Belgium for the sixth annual meeting of the Rosetta Advisory Group from June 1-6, 2015 at Leuven, Belgium. This year the meeting examines the ways… Read More
Wolters Kluwer Executive to discuss Advanced Data Analytics at Health Datapalooza 2015 - June 1, 2015
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer has announced that Sean Benson, Vice President of Innovation, Clinical Solutions, will participate in a panel discussion on data analytics at Health Datapalooza 2015 in Washington D.C. The session, 'Innovation in Action: From Algorithms to Clinical Change,' will take place on… Read More