Copyright: Commission launches dialogue between platforms and rights holders - August 30, 2019
The European Commission has opened a call for expression of interest to participate in the stakeholder dialogue on the application of Article 17 of the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market on the use of protected content by online content-sharing service providers. The… Read More
ALPSP Networking: Communicating the Value of your Society Publishing Program - August 29, 2019
The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) is inviting society publishers to join scholarly communication colleagues for an afternoon and evening of thought-provoking presentations and conversation. In the increasingly complex debate around mandates and business models, how do societies ensure that the value… Read More
Registration is now open for the 2019 Canadian Library Assessment Workshop - August 27, 2019
The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) has announced that registration is now open for the 2019 Canadian Library Assessment Workshop (CLAW). CARL is committed to supporting and developing outcomes-based measures to assist libraries in moving beyond inputs and outputs in order to better demonstrate… Read More
Special one day workshop to focus on the wave of activities related to making data ‘FAIR’ - August 27, 2019
A special one day workshop ‘Implementing FAIR Data for People and Machines: Impacts and Implications,’ being organised for data and information professionals, information technologists, and for disciplinary scientists interested in effective data sharing is focused on the wave of activities related to making data “FAIR” (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable).… Read More
SSP webinar offerings discuss Plan S, AI Use Cases, and Content Distribution - August 22, 2019
The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) webinar series covers timely topics and delivers highly informative and thought-provoking sessions designed to challenge and stimulate discussion. Building on earlier topics in the 2019 series, SSP is offering the following webinars through the end of the year: Plan… Read More
Aries Systems announces participation at NISO’s virtual conference: From Submission to Publication: Creating and Conveying Quality - August 21, 2019
Aries Systems has announced its participation during the National Information Standard Organization’s (NISO) virtual conference From Submission to Publication: Creating and Conveying Quality on August 21, 2019. The event will address the following concerns in scholarly publishing – publication time lags,… Read More
O’Reilly and Intel announce speaker lineup for 2019 Artificial Intelligence Conference - August 20, 2019
O'Reilly, the premier source for insight-driven learning on technology and business, has announced the lineup of speakers presenting at the O’Reilly Artificial Intelligence Conference, presented with Intel. The event will take place from September 9–12 in San Jose, Calif. at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center.… Read More
SSP 41st Annual Meeting sessions now available for streaming - August 14, 2019
At the Society for Scholarly Publishing’s 41st Annual Meeting in May, a vibrant community of librarians, academics, publishers, service providers, technologists, and scholarly publishing professionals from across the globe gathered to discuss the efforts to shrink the distance among colleagues in publishing – not just geographically… Read More
2019 New Directions Seminar to explore ‘the good, the bad, and the ugly’ in scholarly publishing - August 12, 2019
The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) has announced the program for its 2019 New Directions Seminar, now in its third year. This year, SSP will explore ways publishers and industry leaders are creating new business models, new technologies, and new approaches to new challenges through keynote… Read More
NISO to host virtual conference – From Submission to Publication: Creating and Conveying Quality - August 9, 2019
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) is hosting a virtual conference - From Submission to Publication: Creating and Conveying Quality. The event is scheduled to be held from August 21, 12pm–4pm. One on-going concern in scholarly communication has to do with publication time lags and… Read More