Thomson Reuters, University of Queensland host bibliometrics meet - May 21, 2009
The Healthcare and Science business of Thomson Reuters and the University of Queensland (UQ) recently hosted an international bibliometrics conference in Brisbane. According to views shared by the delegates, metrics-based research evaluation offers a pragmatic approach to ensuring transparency, consistency and objectivity. It was also observed… Read More
RIN event to discuss the use of scholarly journals in shaping research - May 20, 2009
The Research Information Network (RIN) is organising a free event, 'The e-journals revolution: how the use of scholarly journals is shaping research.' The event, scheduled for July 1, 2009, in London, will look at the findings of the 'E-journals: their use, value and impact' report, which… Read More
ICSTI 2009 Conference – Managing Data for Science - May 14, 2009
The International Council for Scientific and Technical Information (ICSTI) 2009 conference will be held from June 9-10, 2009, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Organised by the NRC Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (NRC-CISTI), the conference will examine how publishers, librarians and researchers can work… Read More
Emerald to hold Author Workshop at EURAM 2009 - May 12, 2009
Academic and professional literature publisher Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., UK, is participating at the ongoing EURAM 2009 Annual Conference being held at the ACC Arena in Liverpool, UK, May 11- 14, 2009. The Annual Conference provides an open, international and multicultural European forum for networking. This… Read More
SPARC-ACRL forum to focus on emerging issues in scholarly communication - May 8, 2009
Scholarly Publishing & Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) and the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) have announced that the 19th biennial SPARC-ACRL forum on emerging issues in scholarly communication will be held at the Chicago meeting of the American Library Association in July. Co-sponsored by… Read More
British Library facilitates debate on copyright issues in digital age - May 8, 2009
Key figures in UK education and research recently met at the British Library to explore the tensions and opportunities surrounding the role of copyright law in an increasingly digital knowledge economy. A panel drawn from the fields of publishing, libraries and higher education provided a range… Read More
RIN and Repositories Support Project event to look at how mandates work in practice - May 4, 2009
The Research Information Network (RIN) and the Repositories Support Project (RSP) are holding a free event to look at how researchers are responding to mandates to include the results of their research work in repositories. The event, scheduled for May 29 at the Royal Institute of… Read More
NRC-CISTI to host ICSTI 2009 conference - April 27, 2009
The International Council for Scientific and Technical Information (ICSTI) has announced that the ICSTI 2009 conference will be held from June 9-10, 2009, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The conference is organised by the NRC Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (NRC-CISTI). Sharing research data is… Read More
Library Assessment Conference 2008 proceedings now available - April 17, 2009
The Association of Research Libraries has announced that the proceedings of the 2008 Library Assessment Conference, 'Building Effective, Sustainable, Practical Assessment,' are now freely available on the web and for purchase in print or on CD-ROM. This second Library Assessment Conference, following the successful 2006 conference,… Read More
Emerald to present eBook series collections at CONSAL XIV General Conference - April 15, 2009
Academic and professional literature publisher Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., UK, has announced that it is presenting its eBook series collections - the Business, Management and Economics collection and the Social Sciences Collection - at the forthcoming CONSAL XIV General Conference, Hanoi, Vietnam, April 20-24. Both these… Read More
