Discovery and the user journey to e-content takes centre stage on day 2 of the Frankfurt Book Fair - October 10, 2013
The theme of discovering and the user journey to e-content continues to be a hot topic at the on-going Frankfurt Book Fair. Various hot spot sessions discussed this and the impact it would make on publishers e-content. In the hotspot sessions around the exhibition some very… Read More
Frankfurt Book Fair begins - October 9, 2013
The annual Frankfurt Book Fair kicked off October 9, 2013. About 7,300 exhibitors from 100 countries are attending the Frankfurt Book Fair this year. Calling on publishers to use “Tarzan” Economics to swing to the new vine, Jim Griffen of Onehouse LLC delivered the keynote… Read More
Two-day conference highlights growing interest in using art to train physicians - October 8, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the Art + Medicine: How Art Can Make Better Doctors conference. Co-sponsored by Jefferson Medical College and Elsevier, the conference is scheduled to be held from November 2-3, 2013, at Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia. It coincides with the annual meeting… Read More
W3C Workshop Report: Publishing and the Open Web Platform - October 4, 2013
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has published the final report of the 'Workshop on the Publishing and the Open Web Platform' that was held September 16-17, 2013, in Paris. The W3C Workshop in Paris was the third in a series of industry consultation events… Read More
A week before the biggest meeting of the industry, Frankfurt Book Fair Director Juergen Boos talks of a start-up boom that has reached continental Europe - October 2, 2013
At a recent press conference in Berlin, director of the Frankfurt Book Fair Juergen Boos compared the state of international publishing to Germany’s 19th century “Gründerzeit” – an age of pioneering entrepreneurship: “2012 was called the ‘year of the start-up’ in the USA and the UK.… Read More
SPARC and the World Bank announce speakers for Open Access Week 2013 kick-off event - September 30, 2013
The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) and the World Bank have announced the speakers for the Open Access Week 2013 kick-off event to be held October 21, starting at 3:00 p.m. EDT in Washington, DC. Speakers include: Stefano Bertuzzi, Executive Director of the American… Read More
The 9th Forum Production in Publishing at the Frankfurt Book Fair, with a strong international focus - September 24, 2013
At the Frankfurt Book Fair, from October 9 – 11, 2013, around 60 professionals from the publishing and supplier industries will discuss strategies, production processes and the creation of innovative and successful publishing products. Located at Stand A 34 in Hall 4.0, the Forum presents trends… Read More
CEO/Co-founder of RSI to moderate STM panel at NAPCO’s Business Conference and Expo - September 24, 2013
Barry Bealer, CEO/Co-founder of RSI Content Solutions, makers of RSuite CMS, will moderate the STM panel 'Lessons For Trade Publishers From STM Publishers' at NAPCO's Business Conference and Expo on September 24 at 11:05 AM EDT. This event brings publishers dozens of sessions specifically geared toward… Read More
Scope to present “Metadata – Enhancing Discoverability and Search Precision” at Hot Spot stage at Frankfurt Book Fair - September 19, 2013
Scope e-Knowledge Center, a leading provider of content enhancement and knowledge services, will be presenting "Metadata – Enhancing Discoverability and Search Precision" at the Professional & Scientific Information (Hall 4.2) Hot Spot stage on October 10, 2013 from 11.30 am – 12 noon at the upcoming… Read More
ARL offers free webcast to further explore Transforming Liaison Roles in Research Libraries report - September 17, 2013
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is offering a free webcast to further explore Transforming Liaison Roles in Research Libraries, the third report in the New Roles for New Times series. This series highlights the transformation of the library workforce to address new challenges for research… Read More
