Academic publishers examine future of books at Yale University Press symposium - November 27, 2008
As part of its ongoing centenary celebration, Yale University Press recently hosted a one-day symposium entitled 'Why Books Still Matter'. The conference on scholarly publishing was sponsored by Yale's Whitney Humanities Center, the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library and Yale University Press. In his keynote… Read More
BioMed unveils accredited CME webcast in ‘Arthritis Research & Therapy’ - November 18, 2008
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has published its first Continuing Medical Education (CME) webcast, in the journal Arthritis Research & Therapy. The webcast, titled Clinical Conundrum: Use of COX-2 Inhibitors, nsNSAIDs and ASA in Patients with Cardiovascular Risk, provides education to meet the needs of… Read More
Papers of EPS Conference on Plasma Physics available for free online - November 17, 2008
Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, published by IOP publishing, UK, has announced that papers contributed by invited speakers at the 35th European Physical Society Conference on Plasma Physics are now available online. All of these papers will be free to read online in a special issue… Read More
Vienna hosts ‘Research Meets Practice’ Information Retrieval Symposium 2008 - November 11, 2008
The annual Information Retrieval Facility Symposium (IRFS 2008) 'Research meets Practice' was recently conducted in Vienna, Austria. The IRFS seeks to promote, facilitate and enable Information Retrieval (IR) research in close cooperation with experts from the Intellectual Property (IP) community and to offer an environment for… Read More
ALPSP announces new workshop for acquiring and selling publishing content - November 6, 2008
The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishing (ALPSP), the international trade association for scholarly and professional publishers, is conducting a workshop for acquiring and selling publishing content. The workshop is designed for senior editorial/publishing managers, directors and managing directors involved in the process of buying… Read More
Wiley-Blackwell and Pittcon launch new webinar series - November 3, 2008
Wiley-Blackwell, the scientific, technical, medical, and scholarly publishing business of John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, has announced an agreement with Pittcon, the world's premier Conference and Exposition dedicated to laboratory science. Under the deal, both parties will combine their information resources to produce four webinars… Read More
Emerald to be the main publishing partner of the first virtual global conference on climate change - November 3, 2008
Academic and professional literature publisher Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., UK, has announced that it will be the main publishing partner of the world's first global, purely virtual climate conference, 'Klima 2008 / Climate 2008'. The event takes place online at www.klima2008.net from November 3 - 7,… Read More
NEHU to host 96th Indian Science Congress in January - October 28, 2008
The North Eastern Hill University (NEHU) in Shillong, India, will host the 96th Indian Science Congress (ISC), the biggest annual scientific event in the country, in January 2009. The ISC will be attended by around 5,000 delegates including well-known Indian and foreign scientists. This includes some… Read More
SIIA announces 8th annual Information Industry summit - October 17, 2008
The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), the trade association for the software and digital information industries, has announced its 8th annual Information Industry Summit. The event, scheduled for January 26-28, 2009, will have senior executives gathering at Cipriani in New York City, to network, strategise… Read More
International adoption of EPUB eBook Standard to be presented at Frankfurt Book Fair - October 8, 2008
An open conference session on recent milestones for the eBook market and adoption of the EPUB format standard in the US and EU book markets will be held at the forthcoming Frankfurt Book Fair. Representatives from the International Digital Publishing Forum, Random House UK, OverDrive, Inc., and Sony Reader will… Read More
