STM Association to host Innovations Seminar 2013 - November 26, 2013
The International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers' (STM) will host the Innovations Seminar 2013 at the Congress Centre, Great Russell Street, London, on December 4. This annual London-event brings together the industry's most established thinkers and bright up-and-coming future stars to give attendees an… Read More
Registrations for SPARC Open Access Conference 2014 now open - November 26, 2013
The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) has announced panel topics and invites participants to register for the SPARC Open Access Meeting set to take place in Kansas City on March 3–4, 2014. Advances in the areas of open access, open data, and open… Read More
Wolters Kluwer Health convenes expert panel to explore impact of evidence-based medicine on Canada’s healthcare system - November 25, 2013
Wolters Kluwer Health, a global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, brought together a panel of distinguished physician administrators from Canada's leading healthcare institutions for a series of regional seminars that explored the impact of evidence-based medicine on the country's healthcare system. Entitled 'Advancing… Read More
NFAIS webinar to focus on Ithaka S+R report Faculty Survey: Discovery, Scholarly Communication, and the Print to Electronic Transition - November 21, 2013
During the last decade the academic landscape has changed significantly. Library holdings are digital rather than physical, campuses are networked, and technology has invaded the classroom. As a result, the attitudes and practices of faculty as they relate to information discovery, research, publishing, and teaching have changed and continued to… Read More
ARL invites proposals for 2014 Library Assessment Conference - November 15, 2013
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the University of Washington Libraries, and the conference planning committee are inviting proposals for the 2014 Library Assessment Conference: Building Effective, Sustainable, Practical Assessment, to be held in Seattle, Washington, August 4 – 6, 2014. The deadline for submissions is… Read More
ASA announces 2014 annual conference programme - November 14, 2013
The Association of Subscription Agents and Intermediaries has announced its programmes for the upcoming annual ASA Conference to be held in London on 24-25 February 2014. The conference, dubbed 'Transforming the Publishing Landscape', will cover the evolving publishing business, and the forces that are transforming… Read More
New Delhi to host first Macmillan Science Communication scientific writing and publishing workshop - November 8, 2013
Macmillan Science Communication (MSC), an exclusive partner of Nature Publishing Group (NPG), has announced its first workshop in New Delhi on November 29, 2013. Sponsored by Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), the intensive workshop will help one hundred researchers from across India improve… Read More
Onsite and virtual registration for NFAIS workshop ‘Open Access to Published Research: Current Status and Future Directions’ now open - November 4, 2013
The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS) will hold a one-day workshop on November 22, 2013. This workshop will take a look at the current state of open access to published research and the significant social, financial, technical and legislative forces that are driving it.… Read More
Healthcare Leadership Forum to examine implementation of evidence-based medicine in daily clinical practice - October 30, 2013
The Healthcare Leadership Forum, scheduled for Nov. 14-15 in Chicago will bring together clinical and IT leaders to learn about best practices for integrating evidence into clinical practice to enable more efficient, high-quality healthcare delivery. The event will be hosted by Clinical Innovation + Technology and sponsored by Read More
OSA celebrates Open Access Week, recognises need for authors to have publishing options - October 25, 2013
In celebration of ‘Open Access Week,' The Optical Society (OSA) applauds those who are working together to develop sustainable options for maximising research investments, increasing the influence of published research, and enhancing the advancement of scholarship. OSA is the publisher of 16 high-quality peer-reviewed journals, of… Read More
