PLOS One’s Joerg Heber to address OA publishing - April 22, 2019
PLOS One has announced that its editor-in-chief Joerg Heber will address, ‘Advancing Open Science at PLOS One’ followed by a panel discussion in the Leo and Dottie Kolligian Library, Room 360, on April 29, from 11 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. The event will be streamed live… Read More
ConTech Forum: programme announced and registration fully open - April 16, 2019
The ConTech Forum has confirmed the return of key speakers. A completed programme is now available. Scheduled to be held on June 21 at the Millennium Knightsbridge Hotel, the ConTech Forum is designed to continue the conversations started at ConTech 2018, review what has happened… Read More
Society for Scholarly Publishing Annual Meeting to focus on global perspectives in scholarly publishing - April 15, 2019
The Society for Scholarly Publishing’s (SSP) 41st Annual Meeting will be held at the Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina San Diego, CA USA, May 29–31, 2019. The theme for this year’s meeting is ‘Shaping the New Status Quo: Global Perspectives in Scholarly Publishing.’ The SSP Annual… Read More
OpenAthens 2019 conference focuses on how industry must evolve to meet user demand while protecting valuable content - April 15, 2019
Improved user-centred design in digital media and publishing is the key to the industry’s future success and to combating piracy, experts speaking at the OpenAthens 2019 conference agreed. Leading figures in publishing and content management shared insights on how to improve user experience, mitigate piracy and… Read More
Henry Stewart Events to host Digital Asset Management New York conference in May - April 9, 2019
Henry Stewart Events (HSE) provides worldwide state of the art, face-to-face events and webinars in the Digital Asset Management (DAM) and Creative Operations spaces. The DAM New York conference is the largest gathering of digital asset management professionals in the world -… Read More
Springer Nature and Cancer Research UK partner to offer researchers with data management training - April 9, 2019
Academic publishing company Springer Nature has partnered with Cancer Research UK to offer their researchers practical support that will increase data sharing and best practice. Early career researchers, clinical fellows and in-house research support staff at Cancer Research UK will participate in specially tailored research data… Read More
Copyright Clearance Center to host inaugural Industry Forum in Boston, April 23-25 - April 5, 2019
Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), a leader in advancing copyright, accelerating knowledge, and powering innovation, is hosting its inaugural Industry Forum at the Loews Boston Hotel April 23-25. The invitation-only program is an opportunity to engage with publishing and information management professionals in a dialogue… Read More
ConTech Pharma 2019: Call for speakers now open - April 4, 2019
ConTech Pharma, organised by Info International Ltd, is a new event that focuses on the transformation of scientific content through data science, AI, machine learning and other emerging technologies, with a specific emphasis on what the implications are for the pharma and digital healthcare industry. … Read More
Aries Systems convenes Industry Advisory Board to ensure transparency and best practices - April 4, 2019
Aries Systems has created and convened an advisory board following the acquisition of Aries by Elsevier in September 2018. The board, named the Aries Industry Advisory Board (AIAB), has already begun providing guidance on best policies, practices, and procedures regarding information security and privacy. The… Read More
University Publishers to gather in Detroit for 2019 Annual Meeting - March 29, 2019
At this summer's Annual Meeting, the Association of University Presses will reflect its members' continuing commitment to cultivating diversity in all its forms. Drawing inspiration from this year's host city of Detroit, the program will feature opportunities for mission-driven scholarly publishing professionals to discuss ways of… Read More