OpenCon 2016 to be held in Washington DC on November 12-14 - April 27, 2016
The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) and the Right to Research Coalition have announced that OpenCon 2016 will be returning to Washington, DC on November 12-14, 2016, where it will be hosted at the American University Washington College of Law. OpenCon is more… Read More
Registrations now open for the 2016 IDPF DigiCon @ BEA - April 25, 2016
Registration is now open for the 2016 IDPF DigiCon @ BEA, scheduled for May 10-11 at Chicago's McCormick Place. Formerly known as IDPF Digital Book, IDPF DigiCon @ BEA is a two-day, co-located conference focusing on all the key issues facing advancing publishing in an increasingly… Read More
Society for Scholarly Publishing Annual Meeting crosses boundaries, borders and aims to break down barriers - April 21, 2016
The 38th Annual Meeting of the Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) will be held at the Westin Bayshore in Vancouver, BC, June 1-3, 2016. Although its membership includes professionals from around the world, this is the first time SSP is meeting outside of the US. The… Read More
Informa announces inaugural Marketing Analytics and Data Science conference - April 18, 2016
The Knowledge & Networking division of Informa has scheduled its inaugural Marketing Analytics and Data Science conference to be held at the Hilton Financial District in San Francisco, CA, June 8-10, 2016. New technologies and data processing models have led to sharper insights and increased… Read More
The London Book Fair launches Market Focus 2017: Poland - April 15, 2016
The London Book Fair, its UK partners the British Council and the Publishers Association; and the Polish Book Institute marked the official launch of Market Focus Poland 2017, with a special event at The London Book Fair. The Market Focus programme is a key opportunity… Read More
Emerald offers free access to selected research on libraries transformation - April 11, 2016
Academic publisher Emerald Group Publishing is offering free access to a selection of its latest Library and Information Science (LIS) research in celebration of National Library Week. National Library Week is a national event sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) which is celebrated in… Read More
Ingenta to present at London Book Fair 2016 - April 11, 2016
Ingenta, a provider of technology and associated services to the publishing and information industries, will be presenting a number of sessions at this year's London Book Fair, all of which will take place in The Faculty; the hub for debate and learning through a programme of… Read More
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
