SSP’s new introductory workshop, “Open Access: Understanding the Mission, the Models, and the Mindsets,” scheduled for July 21 - June 25, 2021
The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) has announced a new introductory workshop, “Open Access: Understanding the Mission, the Models, and the Mindsets,” scheduled for July 21, 2021, from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm ET. Highly interactive, this workshop will be of interest to both… Read More
ICSTI collaborates with FORCE11 and other participating organizations for 2021 Annual Conference - June 25, 2021
For its 2021 Annual Conference, the International Council for Scientific and Technical Information (ICSTI) is collaborating with FORCE11 and other participating organizations to present a multi-day virtual event in mid-October. FORCE11 is a community of scholars, librarians, archivists, publishers, and research funders working towards shared goals… Read More
UKSG Annual Conference 2022 – Call for Papers - June 22, 2021
UKSG is planning for the 2022 conference to be held in person in Glasgow, UK on March 28-30, 2022. The conference attracts delegates from across the global knowledge community, including librarians, publishers and intermediaries. 48 countries were represented this year. It provides a much-respected forum for… Read More
Proposals for 2021 CRKN Conference now open - June 21, 2021
The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) Conference Planning Committee has announced a call for proposals for the 2021 CRKN Conference, which will be held virtually from October 13 to 21, 2021. This year’s conference theme is ‘Shifting the Future,’ focusing on equity, diversity,… Read More
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
