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
ICSTI 2009 public conference: Managing Data for Science to be held in Ottawa - April 9, 2009
The International Council for Scientific and Technical Information (ICSTI) has announced that the ICSTI 2009 Public Conference: Managing Data for Science will be held from June 9-10, 2009, at Library and Archives Canada, in Ottawa. For registration and more information, visit www.icsti2009.org.… Read More
Elsevier, Brain Mapping Foundation to co-host Annual World Congress of IBMISPS - April 9, 2009
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, and Brain Mapping Foundation have announced plans to co-host the 6th Annual World Congress for Brain Mapping and Image Guided Therapy, scheduled for August 26-29, 2009 at the Harvard Medical School in Boston. The International Brain Mapping and Intraoperative Surgical Planning Society's… Read More
New ALPSP management workshop on society/publisher relationship - April 8, 2009
The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishing (ALPSP), the international trade association for scholarly and professional publishers, has announced a 24 hour residential workshop that will look at all aspects of the society/publisher relationship. The workshop, scheduled for July 9-10, will provide delegates with an… Read More
Emerald Management First on display at American Association of Community Colleges conference - April 6, 2009
Academic and professional literature publisher Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., UK, has announced that it is exhibiting at the ongoing American Association of Community Colleges Conference, Phoenix Convention Centre, Arizona. Delegates are invited to meet Emerald representative at stand #527, to find out more about Emerald Management… Read More
