ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition (Virtual) set to be one of the largest virtual library conference - June 15, 2021
The American Library Association offers 754 reasons to attend the 2021 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition -Virtual. With a content value of 251 educational sessions; 28 featured speakers; 175 author and exhibitor sessions; and 300 exhibitors, the Annual Conference is expected to be one… Read More
Third CHORUS Forum looks at what infrastructure is needed to make open research work - June 8, 2021
The third CHORUS Forum included a lively panel discussion around what infrastructure is needed to make open research work. The session was moderated by Alix Vance, CEO of AIP Publishing and the chair of the Board of Directors of CHORUS, and panel participants represented a diverse set… Read More
14th Annual BISG-NISO Forum to focus on the changing standards landscape - June 8, 2021
Librarians are well-aware that high quality metadata is the key to a user successfully identifying a useful resource. Provider awareness of this has shifted with workflows being enhanced to deliver more complete, accurate, and reliable data. That said, twenty-first century systems do more and require more than simple matching of… Read More
CCC set to host virtual Town Hall ‘The Future of Collective Licensing – Copyright in the Digital Marketplace’ - May 26, 2021
Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), a leader in advancing copyright, accelerating knowledge, and powering innovation, will present a Town Hall discussion on June 9th at 10:00 a.m. EDT/3:00 p.m. BST, “The Future of Collective Licensing – Copyright in the Digital Marketplace.” Known for… Read More
CCC’s invitation-only digital gathering encouraged collaboration and delivered value to Biotech and R&D-intensive customers - May 24, 2021
Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), a leader in advancing copyright, accelerating knowledge, and powering innovation, recently hosted an invitation-only RightFind Roundtable with a select group of emerging life sciences customers. The two-day virtual event was comprised of a series of in-depth discussions about the changing information and… Read More
2021 OASPA Online Conference: Program Committee issues call for contributions - May 21, 2021
The OASPA annual conference brings the open access community together to discuss new developments and innovations in scholarly publishing, and unite in their shared goal to enable research around the world to be openly accessible. The 2021 online conference will address many timely and fundamental topics relating… Read More
ARL membership convenes online for Spring 2021 Association meeting on “The Big Pivot: Disruption, Discovery, Transformation” - May 17, 2021
Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member representatives, guests, and staff convened for the 178th Association Meeting via video-conference on April 20–29, 2021. Meeting participants discussed “The Big Pivot: Disruption, Discovery, Transformation” in four sessions, each targeting a timely, critical issue: the dissemination of misinformation… Read More
The SSP Annual Meeting: make plans to visit the Marketplace Gallery - May 13, 2021
The SSP Annual Meeting is scheduled for May 24-27, 2021. Over the past year, many benefits of virtual conferences have become clear. With no need to travel, colleagues are able to attend regardless of geographic location, ability to travel, commitments at home, etc., and many conferences have… Read More
IOP Publishing set to host inaugural Environmental Research 2021 conference - May 10, 2021
IOP Publishing (IOPP) is set to launch Environmental Research 2021 as a free-to-attend virtual conference for global audiences. The event is expected to bring together leading environmental experts to exchange expertise and discuss critical issues related to the environment and sustainability. Scheduled to be held from… Read More
The London Book Fair announces 2021 online event format - May 7, 2021
The Online Book Fair by LBF will run a series of events over three weeks in June, offering varied content for different audiences throughout the month. The programme will shine a spotlight on key areas of the Fair, creating the opportunity for a larger global audience than… Read More
