WEDI organises emergency summit on ICD-10 implementation - May 5, 2014
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), a global, cause-based, not-for-profit organisation focused on better health through information technology (IT), has joined the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) and several other stakeholder organisations in pulling together a meeting to develop an industry action plan… Read More
IOP Publishing announces participation in 2014 NHS pilot - May 5, 2014
Non-profit scientific publisher IOP Publishing (IOP), UK, has announced that it is participating in a pilot that will enable access to journal content licensed by Jisc Collections to eligible staff working across the NHS in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. AAAS, Annual Reviews, Elsevier,… Read More
OSA to exhibit at the USA Science and Engineering Festival - April 23, 2014
The Optical Society (OSA) will be exhibiting at the USA Science and Engineering Festival, taking place in Washington, D.C. April 26-27. OSA volunteers will be on hand to perform education demonstrations in the 'Big Top Physics' tent, a joint project between OSA, Sigma Pi Sigma, the… Read More
NISO-BISG 8th annual ALA forum: The Changing Standards Landscape - April 22, 2014
The Changing Standards Landscape, an annual program organised jointly by the Book Industry Study Group (BISG) and the National Information Standards Organization (NISO), will be held at the ALA Annual Conference in Las Vegas, NV. The 2014 program will explore how… Read More
ACCUCOMS to hold annual event ACCUFEST on October 5 - April 17, 2014
ACCUCOMS, a Netherlands-based provider of sales and marketing services for publishers, has announced the date and location of its annual event, ACCUFEST. This event brings together the company's current customer base as well as academic publishers interested in ACCUCOMS' services. The year 2014 marks the… Read More
International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers to host Annual U.S. Spring Conference 2014 - April 15, 2014
The International Association of Scientific, Technical & Medical Publishers (STM) has announced that its Annual US Spring conference will be held from April 29 –May 1, 2014, at Washington Marriot, Washington DC, USA. This year's conference is titled 'Stewardship of Knowledge: Building a Framework for the… Read More
London Book Fair highlights for 2014 - April 15, 2014
The London Book Fair came to a close on April 10, 2014. Highlights for 2014, include: The London Book Fair International Book Industry Excellence Awards; Gaming @ LBF - new feature area in Publishing Solutions @ Tech in Earls Court 2; The Faculty @ LBF -… Read More
Registrations now open for the 2014 Library Assessment Conference - April 15, 2014
Registration is now open for the 2014 Library Assessment Conference: Building Effective, Sustainable, Practical Assessment, to be held August 4–6, in Seattle, Washington. The conference aims to build and develop a vibrant library community through invited speakers, contributed papers, posters, lightning talks, panels, workshops, and networking… Read More
‘Research Without Borders’ panel to discuss open access in the Americas - April 14, 2014
"Research Without Borders: Open Access in the Americas", the final event of the academic year in the Research Without Borders panel discussion series will take place from 3pm -5pm on April 29, 2014 in Presidential Rooms 2 & 3 of Columbia's Faculty House. It is free and open to the… Read More
London Book Fair Day 2: Blackwell launches new digital platform for students, Blackwell Learning - April 10, 2014
It was another packed day at Earls Court on day two of the London Book Fair with the addition of a Royal visit – Duchess of Cornwall visited meeting agents, authors and publishers. Blackwell's launched "Blackwell Learning," a new digital platform for students. This platform will… Read More
