Digging into Data Challenge launches third round - February 7, 2013
Digging into Data Challenge has launched its third round in Canada, the Netherlands, the UK and the US. The event aims to help arts, humanities and social science researchers and developers build new insights into data on both sides of the Atlantic. The international grant competition sees the UK's… Read More
Semantico, ALPSP to hold seminar on strategies for building author-focused functionality - January 29, 2013
UK-based online publishing services provider Semantico Ltd. has announced that it is working with the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) on a seminar titled 'Ignore your authors at your peril: strategies and tactics for building a strong author-focused proposition.'… Read More
Thomson Reuters launches Ideation Challenge to expand scientific discovery experience on Web of Knowledge - January 28, 2013
The IP & Science business of Thomson Reuters announced the launch of its Ideation Challenge at the American Library Association (ALA) Mid Winter Meeting. Ideation Challenge is a contest for the scientific and scholarly research community, designed to expand the discovery experience offered by Thomson Reuters… Read More
O’Reilly’s Tools of Change announces speakers for TOC 2013 conference - January 21, 2013
O'Reilly's Tools of Change for Publishing has announced that leaders in digital publishing will gather at the TOC 2013 conference in New York City on February 12-14, for the seventh edition of the event. Chairs Kat Meyer and Joe Wikert have added more speakers to… Read More
ARL and LibValue Project launch Library Value webcast series - January 18, 2013
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is offering a series of free webcasts highlighting results from the LibValue project, a three-year study funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services to define and measure ways in which libraries create value through teaching and learning, research,… Read More
London Book Fair, IPA announce programme details on education conference - January 16, 2013
International Publishers Association (IPA) and the London Book Fair (LBF) have announced the programme for the first IPA International Education Conference, a one-day event that will run alongside LBF on April 17, 2013. The conference, which is the result of a… Read More
Allen Press to hold annual event on emerging trends in scholarly publishing in April - January 9, 2013
Publishing services provider Allen Press, Inc., US, has announced that it will present its annual Emerging Trends in Scholarly Publishing Seminar on April 3, 2013 at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill. The 2013 seminar is titled "Redraw the Map: Setting the New Coordinates for… Read More
RSuite CMS to exhibit at Digital Book World Conference - January 8, 2013
RSuite CMS, a content management system for publishers, will exhibit at the annual Digital Book World Conference and Expo, scheduled to be held from January 15 - 17, 2013, in New York City. Digital Book World is the most important conference for digital publishing and digital… Read More
Wiley Learning Institute announces January online workshops with Jossey-Bass authors - January 8, 2013
Wiley Learning Institute, in collaboration with Jossey-Bass, is offering faculty, campus leaders, and business professionals the opportunity to participate in interactive professional development workshops in January. These workshops will be led by internationally recognised speakers, thought leaders and authors and will address topics such as mentoring,… Read More
January 14 set as new date for opening 2013 ALA Annual Conference registration - January 7, 2013
The American Library Association (ALA) has announced that registration and housing for 2013 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago, June 27-July 2, are now set to open on January 14 at 9:00 a.m. CST. It has asked that any communication received from its registration and housing systems,… Read More
