Registrations for fifth webinar in the ARL-ACRL ISC series now open - June 30, 2010
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) have announced that registration for the fifth webinar in the ARL-ACRL Institute on Scholarly Communication (ISC) series, Strengthening Programs through Collaboration, is now open. The webinar, 'Transitioning from Subscriptions to Open… Read More
BioMed Central to exhibit at ISMB 2010 - June 30, 2010
Open access publisher BioMed Central has announced that it will be exhibiting at the forthcoming 18th Annual International Conference on Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology (ISMB) in Boston, July 10-13, 2010. Delegates are invited to visit booth 7 to learn more about BioMed Central journals including… Read More
ISTIC and Thomson Reuters host International University Research Summit to promote Scientometrics in China - June 28, 2010
Information services provider Thomson Reuters, US, and the Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China (ISTIC) jointly hosted an International University Research Evaluation Summit and Scientometrics Research Workshop in Beijing on June 25, 2010. The workshop was organised with the objective… Read More
Berkeley to host first Open Science Summit - June 24, 2010
The Network for Open Scientific Innovation, in partnership with the Berkeley Students for Free Culture chapter, with support from Creative Commons and Premiere Media Partner New Scientist, has announced the first Open Science Summit. The Summit is scheduled for July 29-31, 2010, at Berkeley. Scientists, hackers,… Read More
SPARC-ACRL to co-host panel discussion to expand access to scholarly research - June 22, 2010
Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) and the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) will co-host a panel discussion on the state of play for key and recent developments in the move to expand access to scholarly research - including… Read More
China to host Digital Publishing Asia Pacific 2010 summit - June 18, 2010
Business events organiser Global Leaders Institute, China, will organise the Digital Publishing Asia Pacific 2010 summit. The Chinese government attaches great importance to the digital publishing industry. Digital publishing is emerging as a new economic growth point for the country's publishing industry. Supported by key industry… Read More
Registration for 2010 Library Assessment Conference now open - June 16, 2010
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has announced that registration is now open for the 2010 Library Assessment Conference: Building Effective, Sustainable, Practical Assessment. It is claimed to be the only conference in North America to focus solely on library assessment. The conference will be held… Read More
2010 AAUP Annual Meeting to focus on sustainability of scholarly publishing - June 15, 2010
The Association of American University Presses (AAUP) has announced that the 2010 AAUP Annual Meeting will begin June 17-20, 2010, in Salt Lake City. More than 500 scholarly communications professionals are expected to attend the meeting, where they will share strategies on ensuring the future sustainability… Read More
Emerald to exhibit Emerald Subject Collections and Emerald Engineering at SLA - June 14, 2010
Academic and professional literature publisher Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., UK, has announced that it is exhibiting at the Special Libraries Association's Annual Conference in New Orleans, LA, June 13-15, 2010. Delegates are invited to visit Emerald Booth #1419 to find more about Emerald Subject Collections and… Read More
Finland to host 2010 ICSTI Annual Conference - June 9, 2010
The International Council for Scientific and Technical Information (ICSTI) Annual Conference 2010 will take place in Helsinki, Finland, on June 10 and 11, 2010. The conference is expected to bring together the top names and decision-makers from the information sector. The conference's Finnish organisers are Tietoasiantuntijat… Read More
