Harvard’s Jonathan Zittrain to lead panel on creativity, innovation and transformation at ALA Midwinter Meeting - December 30, 2015
Jonathan Zittrain, co-founder, director, and faculty chair, Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, will be a featured speaker, along with American Library Association (ALA) President Sari Feldman and other ALA leadership, in a discussion on how library professionals can further emphasise the critical… Read More
Berlin 12 conference focuses on proposal to flip subscription journals to open access - December 21, 2015
Representatives from several regions (Asia, Europe, and North America) recently met in Berlin, Germany, to discuss a proposal to flip subscription-based journals to open access models. The initiative is being led by the Max Planck Society, the organiser and host of the invitation-only Berlin 12 Open Access Conference. The rationale… Read More
National Diversity in Libraries Conference 2016 call for presentation proposals deadline extended to December 15, 2015 - December 8, 2015
The National Diversity in Libraries Conference (NDLC ’16), cosponsored by the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Library and the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), will take place on the UCLA campus August 10–13, 2016. The NDLC ’16 Program Committee has extended the deadline for presentation… Read More
Elsevier features latest diagnostic imaging textbooks and decision support tools at RSNA 2015 - November 30, 2015
STM publisher Elsevier will feature latest diagnostic imaging textbooks and decision support tools, as well as prominent radiology and diagnostic imaging authors and experts at the ongoing Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 2015 Annual Meeting, November 29 - December 4, at McCormick Place, Chicago, IL.… Read More
The NFAIS 2016 Annual Conference scheduled for February 21-23, 2016, experts on data and data management to deliver keynote addresses - November 19, 2015
Three leading, global thinkers in the fields of data, data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) will deliver the slate of keynote addresses at the National Federation of Advanced Information Service's (NFAISTM) 58th Annual Conference, February 21-23, 2016 at Philadelphia's Hyatt Regency at the Bellevue. The NFAIS… Read More
Society for Scholarly Publishing to co-sponsor new Academic and Professional Publishing track at the IDPF Digital Conference at BookExpo America 2016 - November 17, 2015
The International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF) and the Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) have announced that SSP is co-sponsoring a new Academic and Professional Publishing track at the IDPF Digital Conference at BookExpo America 2016 (May 11-12, McCormick Place, Chicago). IDPF Digital… Read More
National Diversity in Libraries Conference 2016 calls for presentation proposals - November 16, 2015
The National Diversity in Libraries Conference (NDLC ’16), cosponsored by the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Library and the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), will take place on the UCLA campus August 10–13, 2016. The NDLC ’16 Program Committee is inviting presentation proposals that address… Read More
IPR License in membership surge after successful FBF - November 11, 2015
IPR License, the global rights and licensing solution, has announced a host of new member sign-ups after a strong presence at the recent Frankfurt Book Fair (FBF). Among the new publishers utilising TradeRights - IPR's fully transactional online rights and licensing… Read More
ARL announces SPEC Survey webcast on Evolution of Library Liaisons - November 5, 2015
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is offering a series of webcasts that present the findings from the latest SPEC surveys and allow webcast participants to discuss trends with the survey authors. A 45-minute webcast will follow the publication of each SPEC Kit in 2015. … Read More
IEEE announces participation at this year’s Web Summit - November 2, 2015
IEEE has announced its participation in this year's Web Summit. Scheduled to be held from November 3-5 in Dublin, the Summit has become one of the world's most influential and international tech events. IEEE is the exclusive sponsor and host of the Enterprise X dinner,… Read More
