Early bird registration for 2014 ALPSP International Conference ends June 20 - June 19, 2014
The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) has announced that the early bird rate for the ALPSP International Conference, scheduled for September 10-12, 2014, ends June 20. Those who plan to attend the conference may book by June 20 to catch the early bird… Read More
ProQuest unveils 2014 edition of The Annual Register - June 12, 2014
ProQuest recently held a special event at the Royal Society of Medicine in London to launch the 2014 edition of The Annual Register. The event, held each year, celebrates a new volume of the publication, which provides expert analysis of developments in every country of the… Read More
Elsevier unveils Rutherford’s Vascular Surgery, 8th Edition, at 2014 Vascular Annual Meeting in Boston - June 6, 2014
STM publisher Elsevier will unveil Rutherford's Vascular Surgery, 8th Edition, a comprehensive two-volume reference, at the 2014 Vascular Annual Meeting in Boston, June 5 - 7. The thoroughly revised reference contains the most current evidence-based vascular and endovascular procedures and techniques available today, thanks to… Read More
ORCID Outreach Meeting highlights integrations, use cases and outreach at universities and professional societies - June 4, 2014
ORCID, a non-profit organisation that provides an open registry of unique identifiers for researchers, held its twelfth bi-annual Outreach Meeting, hosted by the University of Illinois in Chicago, on May 21-22, 2014. About 160 individuals from around the world participated. This outreach meeting showcased the integrations,… Read More
American Library Association to discuss new directions for digital content at Annual Conference - May 27, 2014
The American Library Association (ALA) Digital Content Working Group will host a session named 'ALA and Moving Ahead with Digital Content,' during the 2014 American Library Association Annual Conference in Las Vegas. This session broadly discusses the recent ebook activities and future plans for digital content.… Read More
Reprints Desk to present Medical Affairs Webinar on Enhanced Literature Workflows - May 19, 2014
Reprints Desk, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Research Solutions, Inc. (RSSS), has announced two webinars, scheduled for May 28, 2014, to highlight how QUOSA and Article Galaxy can be used together to efficiently acquire, manage and share relevant scientific literature for Medical Liaisons, Medical Communications, and… Read More
Copyright Clearance Center names winners of its Conference Scholarship Program for Academic Librarians - May 14, 2014
Global licensing and content solutions organisation Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC) has named the four winners of its Conference Scholarship Program for Academic Librarians: Susan Van Alstyne, Berkeley College; Nina Collins, Indiana Institute of Technology; George Gottschalk, Rogers State University; and John-Bauer Graham, Jacksonville State University.… Read More
Allen Press to host sixth annual Best Practices and Innovative Solutions webinar series - May 12, 2014
Publishing services provider Allen Press, Inc., US, will host the sixth annual Best Practices and Innovative Solutions webinar series beginning this June. These six one-hour webinars, designed for societies, associations, and publishers, will be presented monthly beginning June 12 and ending November 20. Attendees can… Read More
SPARC announces ‘Generation Open’ as theme for 2014 International Open Access Week - May 9, 2014
The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) has announced that the theme for this year's International Open Access Week is "Generation Open". The theme will highlight the importance of students and early career researchers as advocates for change in the short-term, through institutional and governmental… Read More
Contributions for 6th Conference on Open Access Scholarly Publishing called for - May 7, 2014
The Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association, OASPA, has announced that UNESCO will be hosting the 6th Conference on Open Access Scholarly Publishing, at their Paris Headquarters. The program planning for the event is well underway. As in previous years, the conference is directed towards the… Read More
