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
COPE North American Seminar 2014 focuses on new technologies and behaviours for identifying publication ethics issues - September 19, 2014
The Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) North American Seminar was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, this August with a record breaking attendance from across the region of 81 delegates. The focus of the seminar was new technologies and behaviours for identifying publication ethics issues and those… Read More
New series of webinars and website content from SirsiDynix to address key industry resources, trends, and tools - September 19, 2014
SirsiDynix is launching a new series of webinars, blog posts, and downloadable content to address topics surrounding the value, visibility, and usage of libraries. Topics will also include current software trends, library stereotypes, and the skills needed to stay current as technology influences the way people… Read More
From augmented reality to zero warehousing, global drivers of innovation at the Frankfurt Hot Spots - September 17, 2014
Payment systems for digital content, video tools for distance learning, potential uses for 3-D technologies, augmented reality in children's books: the exhibitors at the five Frankfurt Hot Spots offer a wide range of different solutions for all aspects of creating and distributing digital content. With more than 90 exhibitors from… Read More
Digital Science’s managing director Timo Hannay to feature in ALPSP’s Masters In Publishing Series - September 15, 2014
Digital Science's managing director Timo Hannay will be interviewed as part of ALPSP's Masters In Publishing Series. The series aims to provide an in-depth look at leaders in the industry whose innovations are charting new courses and whose successes are built… Read More
STM Annual Frankfurt Conference 2014 scheduled for October 7 - September 11, 2014
The International Association of Scientific, Technical & Medical Publishers (STM) has announced that its Annual Frankfurt Conference is scheduled for October 7, 2014. STM's Annual Frankfurt Conference has established itself as the 'must-attend' event prior to the Frankfurt Book Fair. Attracting leading figures from across… Read More
7th ALPSP International Conference begins - September 11, 2014
The 7th ALPSP International Conference started September 10, 2014. The event witnessed an enormous increase in registrations as against last year. Nineteen countries are represented from a mix of publishers, vendors, technology suppliers and librarians. The keynote delivered by Amy Brand from Digital Publishing explained… Read More
