Posts Tagged ‘Publishing’
Mastering the Subjects
Creating a taxonomy often begins with input from subject matter experts (SMEs) and by evaluating other taxonomies or thesauri already being used in the subject domain. An SME might be a software engineer, a help desk support operative, an accounts manager, a scientific researcher – anybody with in-depth knowledge of the subject you are attempting…
Read MoreWebinar Addresses Reproducibility
The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) is hosting the webinar Linked Databases: Publishing Research Data on September 18, 2018 at 11:00 AM – 12 Noon (ET). Reproducibility is an important concern in scientific research. Science moves forward by corroboration – when researchers verify others’ results. Science advances faster when people waste less time pursuing false leads. Many publishers…
Read MoreSSP Seminar Addresses New Technologies
Plan your fall educational events now. The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) is hosting the New Directions in Strategy, Technology, and Community seminar on September 25-26, 2018 in Washington D.C. This seminar will offer speaker presentations, panel sessions, round tables, and a debate session to explore new ways in which publishers are combining new strategies, new…
Read MoreWorkshops Focus on Library-Based Publishing
The Library Publishing Coalition and the Educopia Institute, in collaboration with the Digital Library Federation (DLF), is hosting a pair of in-person workshops at the 2018 DLF Forum based on the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)-funded series of pilot workshops called “Developing a Curriculum to Advance Library-Based Publishing”. Both full-day workshops (descriptions below) will take place on Sunday,…
Read MoreOpen Access of Tomorrow
In the past we have highlighted the fact that taxonomies exist everywhere – in the book store and even in the grocery store. Is open access following the same trends? The Scholarly Kitchen brought this interesting topic to our attention in their article, “Guest Post: From Supermarkets to Marketplaces — The Evolution of the Open…
Read MorePeer Review Transparency
Emerging from a project run by the Amherst College Press and the MIT Press, a recent report examines the proposal for a set of agreed definitions for the specific objects and processes of peer review – what gets reviewed, and how it gets reviewed. This interesting topic came to us from the Association of Learned & Professional Society…
Read MoreDual Conferences in Portugal Come September
The 22nd International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries (TPDL) is scheduled for September 10-13, 2018 at the University of Porto, in Porto, Portugal. The Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI) annual international conference in 2018 will be co-located at the same time. The conferences will deliver two, parallel programs of peer-reviewed papers, tutorials and workshops.…
Read MoreCall for Papers for NFAIS Open Access Conference
The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS) is calling for presenters for their annual Open Access event on October 1-2, 2018 in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia. Interested in presenting at this event? Call for presentations is open until July 31, 2018. Open Access continues to offer transformative change in traditional scholarly research that is…
Read MoreLiterary Publishing Faces Challenges
Recent book sales reflect a troubling decline in literary fiction on a broad scale. The Association of American Publishers (AAP) reported last year that adult fiction sales fell 7.8 percent in 2016, compared to the year before—and have fallen a staggering 23 percent since 2012. The New Republic brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “The fate of…
Read MoreLondon Seminar Focuses on Collaboration
A new educational opportunity is available from the Association of Learned & Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) titled, “The Power of Partnership and Collaboration in the Publishing Industry.” It is being held in London, UK on July 12, 2018. This all day seminar will explore real examples of the strategic partnerships and innovative collaborations being forged…
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