International publishers to gather in London for International Publishers Congress and The London Book Fair - April 8, 2016
London will be the setting for the 31st International Publishers Congress, beginning April 9 -12, for the second time in the event's history. Alongside panels on copyright and freedom to publish, the Congress will hear from renowned authors Philip Pullman and Alaa Al-Aswany, and Hachette… Read More
SSP webinar to focus on Expanding the Scope of Interaction between Publishers and Researchers - April 8, 2016
The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) is hosting a webinar titled 'Workflow is the New Content: Expanding the Scope of Interaction between Publishers and Researchers' on April 12 from 11 am -12pm (EST). In the pre-digital era, the scope of interaction between publishers and the… Read More
Essential academic and scholarly publishing events at this year’s The London Book Fair - April 5, 2016
The London Book Fair has announced a comprehensive schedule of academic and scholarly publishing debates and talks at this year's event, taking place from April 12 – 14, 2016. LBF, now in its 45th year, has welcomed steadily increasing numbers of scholarly publishing delegates through… Read More
Registrations for Society for Scholarly Publishing’s next New England regional event now open - April 4, 2016
Registration is now open for the Society for Scholarly Publishing's next New England regional event, a panel discussion entitled 'Open Access and Institutional Repositories: What Publishers, Librarians, and Researchers Need to Know' and to be held on April 14 at the offices of Wiley in Malden,… Read More
Nominations for World Book Capital 2018 called for - March 31, 2016
UNESCO, IFLA, IPA and IBF have opened the call for nominations for the World Book Capital 2018. Each year, UNESCO and the international organisations representing the three major sectors of the book industry—the International Publishers Association (IPA), International Booksellers Federation (IBF) and the International Federation… Read More
Emerald Group Publishing sponsors ICAM 2016, helps drive debate on the impact of business school education - March 30, 2016
Academic publisher Emerald Group Publishing is sponsoring ICAM 2016 - hosted at the John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center, Boston, April 3-5 - and engage in a wide debate on the impact of business school education. Emerald will launch a new book, Reimagining Business… Read More
Ex Libris Users of North America to introduce Developers Day at Annual Meeting - March 30, 2016
Ex Libris, a ProQuest company, has announced its participation in Developers Day at the Ex Libris Users of North America (ELUNA) May 2016 Annual Meeting. The first of its kind at ELUNA Annual Meetings, Developers Day will be devoted to technical presentations by customer developers and… Read More
Major research library organisations meet to discuss international collaboration - March 29, 2016
The first joint meeting of five of the world’s most prominent academic and research library organisations took place at the British Library in London on March 8, 2016, ahead of the Research Libraries UK Conference. The meeting gathered together the elected leaders and executive directors of the Read More
Authors – central to business at The London Book Fair - March 21, 2016
The London Book Fair (LBF) has announced the line up of industry experts and best-selling authors at The London Book Fair (LBF) next month (12-14 April) to share their expertise and experience on how to get published successfully, as they take part in LBF's Author HQ… Read More
Altmetric webinar to explore value of altmetrics for journal editors - March 17, 2016
Altmetrics data provider Altmetric is hosting a webinar exploring the value of altmetrics for journal editors. The webinar is scheduled for March 30, 2016, from 3pm BST / 10am EDT. Altmetrics, or alternative metrics, are increasingly being adopted by publishers, funders and institutions as a… Read More
