VCU Libraries to conduct open access publishing workshop on October 27 - October 18, 2011
Dan Ream of VCU Libraries is conducting a workshop titled 'Open Access Scholarly Publishing for Faculty' on October 27, 2011, from 1pm to 2pm. As journal subscription costs have increased dramatically, fewer and fewer libraries can afford every journal that is needed, including some that… Read More
eSciDoc Days event to examine collaborative e-research environments - October 18, 2011
Max Planck Digital Library (MPDL) and FIZ Karlsruhe – Leibniz Institute for Information Infrastructure will present the 4th eSciDoc Days on October 26 and 27, 2011 in Berlin. eSciDoc is an open source e-research environment that has been developed by the MPDL and FIZ Karlsruhe. It… Read More
McLuhan impact on book culture studied on Day Four at Frankfurt Fair - October 17, 2011
A special presentation celebrating the centennial of Canadian media philosopher Marshall McLuhan was made on the fourth day of the Frankfurt Book Fair. An ‘Open Studio’ surveyed guests in a live, participatory and mobile zone to explore the impact of McLuhan’s thinking on the enormous revolutions… Read More
Touch Briefings’ Gastroenterology division exhibiting at the 19th UEGW Stockholm 2011 - October 17, 2011
Touch Briefings, a wholly owned subsidiary of Touch Group plc, has announced that its Gastroenterology division will exhibit at the forthcoming ‘19th UEGW Stockholm 2011’, from October 22-26 October at Stockholm, Sweden, booth number A06:01. At the event, Touch Briefings’ Gastroenterology division will be showcasing… Read More
Frankfurt Book Fair seminars focus on the role of an editor in the digital world and publishing market in China - October 14, 2011
The Frankfurt Book Fair hosted a seminar entitled 'Editors in a Brave New World' on Friday, the third day of the Frankfurt Book Fair. The session explored how the role of an editor must evolve in the fast changing digital world. Three different speakers from international… Read More
World Machine, CORDIS repository discussed on day two at Frankfurt Fair - October 13, 2011
The second day sessions at the Frankfurt Book Fair included what has been termed a fantastic step in time. Every half an hour the Gutenberg Museum demonstrated Gutenberg's print press, and attendees were able to experience the company's inventions live. Michael Hauschild, a physicist with CERN,… Read More
Frankfurt Book Fair 2011 begins - October 12, 2011
The 63rd annual Frankfurt Book Fair kicked off on Wednesday, October 12, 2011. According to fair director Jurgen Boos, more than 7500 exhibitors from 110 countries are expected this year. One key event of the first day was a workshop on how publishers can get the… Read More
Triumph Learning CTO Robert Methven to speak at RSuite User Conference - October 11, 2011
Content management consulting and solutions provider Really Strategies, Inc., US, has announced that it will host 150 publishing executives at the 5th Annual RSuite User Conference to be held October 25, 2011, at the Chemical Heritage Conference Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Robert Methven, CTO at… Read More
Frankfurt University Library and Frankfurt Book Fair to organise symposium on economy and acceptance of OA strategies - October 11, 2011
The nearly annual symposium hosted by the Frankfurt University Library Johann Christian Senckenberg will be organised in cooperation with the Frankfurt Book Fair. On the Friday of the Fair, a set of studies on the presumed consequences and general acceptance of Open Access will be presented.… Read More
Pharmacy OneSource to host free webinar on USP 797 Compounding in Isolators - October 11, 2011
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has announced that Pharmacy OneSource, software-as-a-service provider of Simplifi 797, a quality assurance web application, is hosting a complimentary webinar with Eric S. Kastango on 'The 5 W's of Isolators and Complying with USP Chapter 797.' The webinar is… Read More
