 Scope e-Knowledge to exhibit and present at the Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) Meeting |
Scope e-Knowledge Center, an award winning services partner to publishers and information providers worldwide, will be attending and presenting at the Society for Scholarly Publishing meeting, May 31 – June 2 in Boston, Massachusetts USA. SSP attendees can meet with Scope e-Knowledge representatives at Booth ‘C’ next to Table 5 in the Exhibit Hall. Contact Rich Kobel, VP of Business Development, rkobel@scopeknowledge.com, to schedule a discussion.
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 OECD USA appoints PCG to drive growth in scholarly publishing |
Sales and marketing consultancy Publishers Communication Group (PCG) has announced its appointment by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Exclusively tasked with driving sales of its scholarly publications throughout the USA, PCG will use its specialised sales, marketing and research services to increase publication readership, customer engagement and business growth.
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 Applications for Eugene Garfield Award for Innovation in Citation Analysis now available |
The application for the newly established award honouring the life and work of the late Dr. Eugene Garfield, founder of the Web of Science and pioneer in Information Science, was made available by Clarivate Analytics, the owner of the Web of Science. Named for the Web of Science founder, this newly created award plans to celebrate Dr. Garfield’s legacy in scientific discovery by offering its recipient $25,000 USD, access to Web of Science data and the opportunity to present at a memorial symposium in Dr. Garfield’s honour.
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AAP files amicus curiae brief in important copyright case concerning whether ‘used’ creative digital content can be resold in the online environment |
The Association of American Publishers (AAP) has filed an amicus curiae brief in Capitol Records, LLC v. Redigi, Inc., an important copyright case concerning whether ‘used’ creative digital content can be resold in the online environment. AAP has urged the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit to affirm the district court’s decision, which found no plausible legal interpretation under the Copyright Act that would permit a company to reproduce and resell digital music files without a license.
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Association of Research Libraries publishes Data Curation, SPEC Kit 354 |
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has released Data Curation, SPEC Kit 354, an exploration of the infrastructure that ARL member institutions are using for the active and ongoing management of data through its life cycle of interest and usefulness to scholarly and educational activities. This SPEC Kit covers which data curation services are offered, who may use them, which disciplines use services most, library staffing levels, policies and workflows, and the challenges of supporting these activities.
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 Summary of COAR Annual Meeting |
The COAR Annual Meeting took place at the Università Ca’ Foscari in Venice, Italy, on May 8-10, 2017. Eighty international delegates attended the three day meeting, which focused on fostering closer collaboration across countries and regions, and facilitating dialogue about issues of common concern.
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Marist College to integrate Ex Libris Alma and Summon |
Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced that Marist College, in Poughkeepsie, New York, will be adopting the Ex Libris Alma® library services platform, to be used in conjunction with the Summon® discovery service. Replacing the library’s Voyager® integrated library system (ILS), the combination of Summon and Alma will streamline and enhance the management of resources and increase discovery capabilities.
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Latest edition of Blogspeak now online |
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The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: James Hartley and Guillaume Cabanac (Why has submitting a manuscript to a journal become so difficult? A call to simplify an overly complicated process); Cat William (Interpreting altmetrics); EBSCOpost Blog (Be Choosy: Choose Library Books Based on Choice (Outstanding Academic Titles)); Jess Monaghan & Charlotte Coyte (Open access compliance: supporting Springer Nature authors); and Phil Davis (PeerJ Membership Model and The Paradox Of The Loyal Customer). Blogspeak includes blog posts relevant to the publishing industry, particularly STM publishing. Subscribers are invited to participate in the latest edition of Blogspeak Here. |
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