OASPA and OPERAS to host series of three workshops on innovative business models for OA books - April 22, 2021
OASPA, together with OPERAS, is hosting a series of three workshops on business models for open access books explicitly targeted at small and medium-sized academic book publishers. These workshops are part of the OPERAS-P project work package 6 (Innovation), looking into innovative, non-bpc, business models to create… Read More
Three reasons librarians should attend SSP’s 43rd Annual Meeting - April 16, 2021
The SSP Annual Meeting, scheduled for May 24-27, presents librarians with the opportunity to showcase their institution’s scholarly activities to the larger publishing community. Early and mid-career librarians may be especially interested in attending the Annual Meeting but struggle with articulating how a publishing meeting can benefit… Read More
Global Research Data Alliance Plenary to focus on global data reuse - April 5, 2021
With the pandemic highlighting the need for international cooperation, this year’s Research Data Alliance (RDA) Plenary virtual conference, scheduled for April 20-23, 2021, will focus on ’global mechanisms for data reuse’. Hosted by the Digital Curation Centre (DCC) in collaboration with UK Research… Read More
CCC to host virtual Town Hall “Solve for Success: The Transformative Power of Data Visualization” - March 25, 2021
Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC) will be presenting a virtual Town Hall on March 31, 2021, at 11:00 EDT/16:00 BST, “Solve for Success: The Transformative Power of Data Visualization.” Data industry experts participating in the virtual Town Hall include: Toby Green, Managing Director, Policy Commons, Coherent Digital;… Read More
Jisc and CNI announce keynote speakers for research and scholarly communications conference - March 17, 2021
Jisc and the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), a joint project of the Association of Research Libraries and EDUCAUSE, have revealed the line-up of keynote speakers for their online summer conference, scheduled for July 7-9, 2021. Speaker, Rachel Bruce, UKRI’s… Read More
Registrations now open for 73rd Frankfurter Buchmesse - March 8, 2021
Publishers can now register for the 73rd Frankfurter Buchmesse (20–24 October 2021). Focusing on the topic “re:connect”, this year’s book fair is planned as an in-person event with additional digital formats, and can be flexibly adapted to pandemic-related developments. The focus will be on the international rights… Read More
Registrations now open for SSP’s 43rd Annual Meeting - March 4, 2021
The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) has announced that registration for their 43rd Annual Meeting, “Charting a New Course from Chaos to Innovation,” is now open! The Society’s first ever fully digital conference is inviting attendees to catch up on industry trends and network with colleagues in… Read More
Elsevier provides COVID-19 online learning for nurses - February 9, 2021
Elsevier, a global leader in research publishing and information analytics, is working with the State of California Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Authority to provide COVID-19 online training to nurses in the state. The two-day online curriculum by Elsevier, created in collaboration with the American… Read More
SSP seeks mentors and mentees for 2021 Mentorship Program - January 29, 2021
Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) is now accepting applications for the next cohort of its ongoing Mentorship Program, until February 17, 2021. The program is ideal for professionals at all career levels to develop new relationships, share experiences, and learn from others outside their… Read More
Registration now open for fifth session of Library Assessment Conference - January 21, 2021
The fifth session of the virtual 2020–21 Library Assessment Conference to be held on February 18, 2021, a half-day webinar on Services, is open for registration through online till February 15, 2021. The Conference is being offered as free monthly webinars through March 2021. Separate registration… Read More
