Frankfurt Book Fair’s Frankfurt StoryDrive makes debut appearance in Beijing - June 1, 2012
The Frankfurt Book Fair’s all-media platform, Frankfurt StoryDrive recently made its debut appearance in Beijing. The first conference in Asia to explore new forms of collaboration and business models across media boundaries, this two-day event brought together 350 attendees to listen to and meet with games… Read More
STM welcomes PEER conference’s support for gold open access - May 30, 2012
‘Gold’ open access (OA) publication is the practical route to achieving sustainable OA, the project partners have agreed at the PEER End of Project results conference in Brussels. The Publishing and the Ecology of European Research (PEER) project, which will report to the European Commission in… Read More
Emerald Group Publishing to present Emerging Markets Case Studies at 7th Annual eLearning Africa Conference - May 23, 2012
Academic publisher Emerald Group Publishing Limited, UK, will present Emerging Markets Case Studies, a new online collection of peer-reviewed case studies, at the 7th Annual eLearning Africa Conference, to be held at Le Palais des Congrès, Cotonou, Bénin, from May 23-25, 2012. Delegates are invited to… Read More
NFAIS webinar to discuss information behaviour of researchers of the future - May 21, 2012
The US’ National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS) has announced that it will host a 90-minute webinar on June 20, 2012, from 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EDST to hear the just-released results of a three-year study on the behaviour of the 'Generation Y' scholar… Read More
NFAIS to hold workshop next month on digital information and user behaviour - May 11, 2012
The US’ National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS) has announced that it will hold a one-day workshop, Digital Information and User Behavior: Transforming Libraries, Content and Learning, on June 15, 2012 in Philadelphia from 9:00am – 4:30pm EDST. Virtual attendance is optional for those unable… Read More
National science academies of 15 countries call on world leaders for action on global challenges - May 11, 2012
The Royal Society, the UK's national academy of science, together with national science academies of 15 countries have issued joint statements calling on world leaders about to meet at the upcoming G8 Summit and other international gatherings this year to give greater consideration to the vital… Read More
Allen Press to host webinar series on Best Practices and Innovative Solutions for societies, associations and publishers - May 10, 2012
Publishing services provider Allen Press, Inc., US, will host its fourth webinar series, Best Practices and Innovative Solutions, designed for the staff of scholarly and professional societies and publishers. Six one-hour online introductory webinars will be presented monthly beginning June 13 and… Read More
SPARC-ACRL forum scheduled to be held at ALA on June 23 - May 7, 2012
The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) has announced that the next SPARC-ACRL Forum, ‘Campus Open Access Funds: The State of Play’ will be held at the ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim, CA, on June 23, 2012, from 4:00-5:30 pm in the Grand Ballroom South… Read More
Accelrys to host North American User Group Meeting in Boston - May 1, 2012
Accelrys, Inc., a US-based scientific enterprise R&D software and services company, has announced that its annual North American User Group Meeting (UGM) is being held from May 7 to 9 at the Marriott Long Wharf Hotel in Boston. The UGM offers attendees a forum for discussing… Read More
Semantico directors to present at ALPSP seminar: Mobilising Digital Content - April 24, 2012
UK-based online publishing services provider Semantico Ltd has announced that the company’s Managing Director, Richard Padley and Strategy Director, Rob Yates will be joining a panel of industry experts to discuss issues surrounding the mobile industry and its effects on publishing. The event will be hosted… Read More
