SCOAP3 webinar to discuss status of the initiative and future plans - October 15, 2014
The Sponsoring Consortium for Open Access Publishing in Particle Physics (SCOAP3) recently marked the publication of its 3333rd article. The Consortium will host an online conversation on November 18th to discuss its first months of operation. Starting January 2014, SCOAP3 has supported publication of Open… Read More
Day 3: Frankfurt Book Fair highlights - October 10, 2014
The fifth edition of StoryDrive will celebrate the heroes in and behind the story. Speakers include Cyber-Philosopher Alexander Bard, Publisher Michael Bhaskar, Best-Selling Author Reif Larsen, script writer Stefano Bises and many more. Perspectives in Education: "Across Boundaries – an Education Melting Pot": CEOs of various international educational publishing… Read More
Frankfurt Book Fair 2014 – Day 2 highlights - October 9, 2014
On the second day of the Frankfurt Book Fair, EDP Open, the Open access arm of EDP Sciences, released the results of a survey to appraise attitudes toward Open Access amongst learned society publishers. The survey was answered by 33 Learned societies and results were further… Read More
Frankfurt Book Fair 2014 begins - October 8, 2014
This year the Frankfurt Book Fair began with a very thought provoking conference organised by the International Association of Scientific, Technical & Medical Publishers (STM) on October 7. Cathy Wolfe President & CEO, Medical Research, Wolters Kluwer, keynote speech began with an… Read More
Facing up to the challenges of education and culture policy – Education at the Frankfurt Book Fair - October 3, 2014
Digitisation and globalisation have made it necessary to rethink our education and cultural policies. Technology companies like Apple, Microsoft and Google are investing more and more in educational activities, while trends such as massive open online courses (MOOCs) are bringing into question the need for classrooms and face-to-face exchanges with… Read More
Industry leaders to discuss top healthcare business issues at Elsevier Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Economics Conference 2014 - October 2, 2014
STM publisher Elsevier will host a gathering of some of the industry's most prominent healthcare leaders to discuss issues and trends impacting healthcare today and in the future. The Elsevier Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Economics Conference 2014 will take place in Clearwater Beach, Florida, from October 29-30,… Read More
Registrations now open for ARL seminar for new assessment professionals - October 2, 2014
Registration is now open for ‘Leading a Strategic Assessment Program in a Research Library: An ARL Seminar for Recently Appointed Assessment Professionals,’ to be held in Washington, DC, May 14–15, 2015. This two-day in-person event is designed for librarians and coordinators who are new to the… Read More
LBF 2015: Submissions now open for Insights programme - September 26, 2014
The London Book Fair (LBF) is seeking seminar submissions for their hugely popular Insights Seminar Programme at LBF 2015, scheduled for April 14-16, 2015. The Insights programme is designed to educate, inform, and excite. Its breadth of topics encompasses all the key issues challenging the… Read More
Scope’s Hot Spot presentation at Frankfurt Book Fair to focus on the role of descriptive metadata & controlled vocabularies in improving semantic linkages - September 23, 2014
Scope e-Knowledge Center (Scope), a leading provider of knowledge services and a Quatrro Global Services company, will be presenting on "The role of descriptive metadata & controlled vocabularies in improving semantic linkages" at the Professional & Scientific Information (Hall 4.2) Hot Spot stage on October 8,… Read More
Open Access Week Kickoff Event program announced - September 19, 2014
The 2014 International Open Access Week Kickoff Event, co-hosted by SPARC and the World Bank, will focus on this year's theme of "Generation Open." The hour-long kickoff event will take place on October 20 at 3pm EDT at the World Bank headquarters in downtown Washington, DC.… Read More
