SPARC, ACRL announce speakers for forum on changing state of open-access journal publishing - December 15, 2010
The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) and the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) have announced the speakers for a panel discussion on 'Marketplace: Open Access and the changing state of scholarly publishing'. The event is being held in… Read More
Posters from over 100 conferences now included in F1000 Posters - December 14, 2010
Article evaluation services provider Faculty of 1000 (F1000), UK, has announced that F1000 Posters has grown rapidly since its launch in June 2010 and now incorporates posters from more than 100 national and international conferences. These include submissions from many of the world's largest scientific meetings.… Read More
SPARC 2010 Digital Repositories Meeting highlights now available - December 10, 2010
The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) has released summaries, slides, and video from the SPARC 2010 Digital Repositories Meeting, jointly hosted by SPARC, SPARC Japan/NII, and SPARC Europe, in Baltimore on November 8-9, 2010. The SPARC digital repositories meetings have played an integral… Read More
Partnering to Publish seminar presentations now available online - December 10, 2010
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is making available the presentations and video archive of the 'Partnering to Publish: Innovative Roles for Societies, Institutions, Presses, and Libraries' seminar. The seminar was jointly sponsored by ARL and the Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) on November 10, 2010.… Read More
UBM TechWeb to host Cloud Connect 2011 event in California - December 9, 2010
Business information provider UBM TechWeb, US, has announced Cloud Connect 2011, a technology event for cloud computing that is stated to feature the latest technologies, strategies and innovations within cloud computing. According to the company, jncredible market momentum has all industry eyes on the cloud, fueling… Read More
WK Health to showcase medication safety, patient care at ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting - December 6, 2010
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, has announced that it will highlight medication safety and patient care through its Facts & Comparisons eAnswers drug reference solutions at the 45th American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP) Midyear Clinical Meeting from December 5 -… Read More
Enterprise search and e-publishing solutions among key themes discussed on the final day of Online Information 2010 - December 3, 2010
While the cold weather continued outside, conversation and learning remained very warm at the final day of the Online Information 2010 conference. Key themes on Thursday included enterprise search solutions, e-publishing solutions and e-Books, and XML. Several seminar sessions offered advice about copyright and tips… Read More
New IEEE webinar series to focus on engineering opportunities and innovations addressing humanitarian concerns - December 3, 2010
Technical professional association IEEE has announced that mobile web technologies for the developing world and internet access in rural Africa are two of the topics that will be covered in a series of free Webinars that highlight humanitarian efforts. The series profiles different cases in which… Read More
E-content, marketing via social media discussed on day two of Online Information 2010 - December 2, 2010
Despite the unprecedented cold weather in London, the second day of the Online Information 2010 conference was 'hot' with opportunities to experience innovations in the information arena. Key themes on Wednesday included e-publishing and e-books, enterprise search solutions and marketing through social media. There were several… Read More
British Library’s Growing Knowledge exhibition workshop to explore ethics and the web - December 2, 2010
Behaviour and morals online will be discussed at a workshop on Ethics and the World Wide Web as part of the British Library's Growing Knowledge exhibition. The workshop will be held at the Foyle Centre in the British Library on December 2,… Read More
