International grant competition Digging into Data Challenge launched - January 21, 2009
The UK's Joint Information Systems Committee together with the National Endowment for the Humanities, the USA's National Science Foundation and Canada's Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council have announced an international grant competition - the Digging into Data Challenge. The challenge is… Read More
New publishing house KTI International launched - January 20, 2009
KTI International, a new publishing house that aims to provide high quality knowledge focusing on key technologies has been launched. The company is the brainchild of Dr Nigel Hollingworth and Professor Waqar Ahmed, who jointly provide a blend of skills, experience and knowledge of engineering,… Read More
Emerald to showcase eBook Series Collection at ALA Midwinter Meeting 2009 - January 13, 2009
Academic and professional literature publisher Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., UK, has announced that it will launch its eBook series collections at the forthcoming American Library Association Meeting and mark the first anniversary of the acquisition of the Elsevier books and book series undertaken a year ago.… Read More
NPG, French foundation hold meeting of Emergence & Convergence mini-symposia - December 31, 2008
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG), UK, and the La Fondation Ipsen recently conducted the sixth meeting of the Emergence & Convergence mini-symposia. The event comprised one-day meetings highlighting various dynamic sectors in biological and medical research. The meeting discussed a particularly… Read More
SPARC, ACRL to hold discussion on open educational resources - December 17, 2008
The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) and the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) have announced that a joint forum on open educational resources (OER) will be held next month. The SPARC-ACRL forum will be held during the 2009… Read More
Winners of Semantic Web Challenge announced - December 10, 2008
The winners have been announced for the Semantic Web Challenge which took place at the International Semantic Web Conference in Karlsruhe, Germany, from October 26-30, 2008. Determined by a jury consisting of leading experts from both academia and industry, the three highest ranked applications in each… Read More
Ovid Universal Search and Nursing@Ovid at Online Information event - December 4, 2008
Information research solutions provider Ovid Technologies, US, part of Wolters Kluwer Health, is showcasing its new premium cross-platform search solution, Ovid Universal Search, and its latest nursing & allied health portal, Nursing@Ovid, at the ongoing 2008 Online Information conference. Conference attendees can also learn about new… Read More
ALPSP to hold seminar on adding value to primary content - December 2, 2008
The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishing (ALPSP), the international trade association for scholarly and professional publishers, is conducting a one day seminar titled Medical Journals: Adding Value to Primary Content. The event, scheduled for January 15, 2009, in London, will be useful for journal… Read More
‘School Library Journal’ conducts summit examining future of content - December 1, 2008
The School Library Journal recently conducted its fourth annual leadership summit to explore where content is headed and how librarians can take advantage of its evolution to fully engage students and teachers. The summit was attended by librarians, technology leaders, publishers, authors and editors. Keynote speaker… Read More
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
