EBSCO offers five scholarships to attend 2017 ALA Midwinter Meeting - September 21, 2016
The American Library Association (ALA) and EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) are partnering to offer five scholarships for librarians to attend the 2017 ALA Midwinter Meeting in Atlanta. The scholarship allows more librarians to take advantage of the opportunities for continuing education, meetings… Read More
Society for Scholarly Publishing announces three engaging seminars for scholarly communication professionals - September 20, 2016
The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) will offer three engaging seminars for scholarly communication professionals. These events will be held at the American Geophysical Union in Washington, DC, October 4-5. On October 4, a full-day seminar titled, Develop Somebody-Even Yourself: Mentorship, Career Development and Networking… Read More
OCLC WMS global user community gathers in Dublin to discuss best practices and share experiences - September 20, 2016
More than 120 library professionals from around the world are meeting at OCLC in Dublin, Ohio, to offer best practices and discuss their experiences with WorldShare Management Services (WMS), the cloud based cooperative library management system. The first-ever OCLC WMS Global Community & User Group… Read More
CCC hosts third annual Joint User and Publisher Advisory Group Meeting - September 19, 2016
Global licensing and content solutions provider Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC) recently brought together corporate customers and publishers for its third annual Joint Advisory Group Meeting at the Battery Wharf Hotel in Boston. At the meeting, attendees reported on collective achievements and challenges around content… Read More
Cambridge University Press announce participation in Peer Review Week - September 19, 2016
Academic publisher Cambridge University Press has announced its participation in Peer Review Week – an annual event to recognise and highlight the essential work done by peer reviewers. Throughout this week Cambridge wants to acknowledge the time and effort required for peer review and the value… Read More
Frankfurt CEO Talk to feature Jacob Dalborg, CEO of Bonnier Books - September 16, 2016
Jacob Dalborg, Chief Executive Officer of Bonnier Books, will be the sole speaker at the Wednesday edition of this year's Frankfurt CEO talk (Wednesday, 19 October 2016, 2-3 pm, Frankfurt Book Fair, Hall 4.2, Room Dimension). The discussion will focus on Bonnier Books' ambitions to be… Read More
ALPSP to celebrate tenth anniversary of the annual conference in 2017 at the Grand Hotel Huis ter Duin in The Netherlands - September 15, 2016
The Association of Learned & Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) will host the tenth anniversary of the annual conference at the Grand Hotel Huis ter Duin in Noordwijk, near Amsterdam in The Netherlands. The three day event will take place from September 13-15, 2017. The ALPSP Conference… Read More
Second annual Peer Review Week to focus on ‘Recognition for Review’ - September 15, 2016
To honour and celebrate peer review, a group of organisations is working collaboratively to plan a week of activities and events. The group has announced that the second annual Peer Review Week will run from September 19- 25, 2016. This year's theme is Recognition for Review, exploring all aspects… Read More
Second Academic Book Week scheduled for January 25, 2017 - September 15, 2016
Research Libraries UK will partner with the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers, the Booksellers Association, the British Library, Midas PR, The Publishers Association and University College London for the second Academic Book Week. The event is a week-long celebration… Read More
NFAIS to host 2016 Humanities Roundtable - September 8, 2016
The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS™), a global nonprofit membership organisation serving the information services community, will host the NFAIS 2016 Humanities Roundtable on September 23 in Atlanta with virtual participation available from any location. 2016's event, hosted in conjunction with Atlanta's Pitts Theology… Read More
