Emerald Publishing Director to play leading role in Charleston Open Access event - October 20, 2015
Tony Roche, Publishing Director at Emerald Group Publishing, will be one of the panel of contributors leading the ‘Open Perspectives in Open Access: Realities of Commercial Publishing' session at the Charleston Conference, South Carolina, on November 5 at 12.45pm (ET). Open Access (OA) remains a… Read More
Emerald Group Publishing launches new contribution to the Open Access debate - October 19, 2015
Academic publisher Emerald Group Publishing is marking International Open Access Week (October 19-25) with the launch of a Special Issue on Open Access (OA) from Online Information Review, with contributions from some of the world's leading experts on the debate. The aim of this Special… Read More
First ICSTI, NISO webinar to address the topic ‘A Pathway from Open Access and Data Sharing to Open Science in Practice’ - October 19, 2015
The International Council for Scientific and Technical Information (ICSTI) will organise its first webinar titled 'A Pathway from Open Access and Data Sharing to Open Science in Practice,' in close partnership with NISO. This webinar is scheduled for November 10, 2015, from… Read More
Highlights of the third day of Frankfurt Book Fair - October 16, 2015
On the third day of the Frankfurt Book Fair, highlighted events included the opening of the 'Media and Technology Forum' as part of the 'New European Media Summit; Peace Prize winner Navid Kermani discussed Iranian literature; and a press conference highlighted the results of the 'Frankfurt… Read More
Award-winning literature and networking events take centre stage at Frankfurt Book Fair, day 2 - October 15, 2015
On the second day of the Book Fair, highlighted events included panels on the future of content with "Copyright Clearance Center" discussing open access and the Book Fair media partner "Press Reader" talking about disruption in newspapers and magazines. Additionally, a photo… Read More
Frankfurt Book Fair 2015 begins - October 14, 2015
The annual Frankfurt Book Fair began with 69 publishing and book experts from seven countries offering over 300 participants from 20 countries exclusive insight into their publishing regions as part of 'The Markets – Global Publishing Summit', the new conference to kick off the Frankfurt Book… Read More
BMJ to support medical researchers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to develop research skills - October 13, 2015
Healthcare knowledge provider BMJ will visit doctors, students and researchers across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) from October 12 - 17, 2015 to help them develop their research skills and learn how to write papers that can get published in top journals. Dr Trish… Read More
Springer Nature to exhibit at Frankfurt Book Fair for the first time following its formation in May 2015 - October 12, 2015
Newly formed global research, education and professional publisher Springer Nature will make its industry event debut at this year's Frankfurt Book Fair. Visitors to Springer Nature's 280-square-metre stand will be able to explore a wealth of print and electronic resources including more than 1,100 print titles… Read More
NFAIS to host workshop on finding stable and sustainable funding models for open access to scholarly research - October 8, 2015
The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS™), a global non-profit membership organisation serving the information services community, will host a workshop on finding stable and sustainable funding models for open access to scholarly research. This event is scheduled for October 23, 2015, at The Hub's… Read More
Charleston preconference on producing learning resources for users of all abilities - October 5, 2015
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is offering a preconference on producing and providing access to accessible learning resources, the day before the 2015 Charleston Conference on November 4, 9:00 a.m.–noon. Multiple speakers will offer attendees a unique kaleidoscopic glimpse into the world of library… Read More
