ARL-ACRL Institute on Scholarly Communication announce facilitators for Scholarly Communication Workshop on Strategic Skills for Success - October 31, 2012
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the ACRL Institute on Scholarly Communication will conduct a workshop ‘Increasing the Effectiveness of Your Scholarly Communication Program: Strategic Skills for Success’ to be held April 9–10, 2013, in Indianapolis, Indiana. On April 9, during a highly interactive… Read More
NFAIS to hold two workshops on indexing and indices - October 29, 2012
The US' National Federation for Advanced Information Services (NFAIS) has announced that it will hold two workshops on indexing and indices in the coming months. The first workshop will focus on the approaches to indexing that are currently in use, their pros and cons, and possible… Read More
Frankfurt Book Fair presentation argues for broader implementation of chapter level metadata - October 25, 2012
Rich Kobel, Assistant Vice President of Business Development at Scope e-Knowledge Center, a leading content enhancement and knowledge services provider, presented at the Hot Spot Professional & Scientific Information (Hall 4.2) at the recently concluded Frankfurt Book Fair. Implementation of a thoughtful smart content strategy is… Read More
BioMed Central to celebrate Open Access Week 2012 via activities across the globe - October 22, 2012
Open access (OA) publisher BioMed Central has announced that, as the official sponsor of Open Access Week 2012, it is participating in various activities around the globe for the event. Open Access Week, organised by SPARC, is now entering its sixth year. It is projected as… Read More
Pharmacy OneSource to host free webinar on value based-purchasing and readmissions reduction - October 22, 2012
Software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider Pharmacy OneSource, part of Wolters Kluwer Health, US, is hosting a complimentary webinar with Steve Riddle, PharmD, BCPS, FASHP on 'An Update on Medicare's Value-based Purchasing and Readmissions Reduction Programs: Positioning Pharmacy as Team Leaders.' The webinar is scheduled for October 31,… Read More
ARL webcast to discuss Authors Guild v. HathiTrust decision and the implications for research libraries - October 19, 2012
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) will host a webcast on October 24, 2012, from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. ET, to discuss the Authors Guild v. HathiTrust decision and the implications of this victory for research libraries. The webcast will be moderated by Brandon Butler,… Read More
Frankfurt Book Fair witnesses ten percent growth in participation/networking of international content industries - October 15, 2012
The Frankfurt Book Fair ended October 14, 2012, with a small increase in visitor numbers on last year, while demonstrating the 'courage and innovative power of Europe, and of the international publishing industry'. The conference and seminar programme of the Frankfurt Academy recorded a ten percent… Read More
Seminars for publishers organised on day three of Frankfurt Book Fair - October 12, 2012
The Frankfurt Book Fair featured some interesting seminars for publishers on the third day of the Fair. 'Marketing for publishers: Limited budget, big impact' was a three-hour intensive training session focusing on marketing strategies and creative concepts for small wallets. It was geared toward marketing,… Read More
Delegates invited to sign up for Online Information event - October 12, 2012
The Online Information 2012 Conference and Exhibition is to be held at the Victoria Park Plaza, London from November 20-21. Since passes are selling out, delegates have been advised to sign up for the conference. This limited availability has come about since Online Information reported a… Read More
Digital content, eBooks continue to be ‘hot topics’ on day two at Frankfurt Book Fair - October 11, 2012
Digital content, eBooks and related topics continued to be 'hot topics' at the ongoing Frankfurt Book Fair on day two. Some of the discussions focused on the education market. Expresso Education's presentation 'Feeding the digital appetite of today's learners' offered insights about how topical, real-world… Read More
