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9 April 2014

London Book Fair begins, digital publishing plays key role at this year's fair The annual London Book Fair kicked off April 8, 2014. With digital publishing playing a leading role at this year's fair, Tech Central in EC2 was a bustling hub during the 1st day of the London Book Fair 2014. The digital conversation once again showcased very well the impact of technology throughout the book business. Presentations from several vendors and publishers opened the minds of its audience. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme ORCID and CASRAI announce new standards project on 'Peer Review Services' In addition to integrating ORCID identifiers into manuscript submission and grant application workflows, publishers and funders have been adding the identifiers into reviewer workflows. From this, a question arose as to how to acknowledge review activities in ORCID. To address this need, ORCID has asked CASRAI to facilitate a new standards project focusing on Peer Review Services Contributions. The participant-funded project is the first in a new program of International Projects being launched by CASRAI. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Wolters Kluwer Health announces Lippincott Advisor mobile app for hospitals and healthcare institutions Information and point-of-care solutions provider Wolters Kluwer Health has announced the availability of a Lippincott Advisor App for institutional customers who use Lippincott Advisor, one of the leading online clinical decision-support software solutions used at the point-of-care. The new mobile application allows hospitals and other healthcare institutions to give their nurses, clinicians and staff full access to Lippincott Advisor from any mobile device including both Android and Apple smartphones and tablets. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Fair use promoted at House of Representatives copyright hearing James G. Neal, Columbia University's university librarian and vice president for information services, served as the voice of libraries to the US House of Representatives Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet on April 2, 2014, when the subcommittee held a hearing on preserving and reusing copyrighted work. The hearing, "Preservation and Reuse of Copyrighted Works," explored a variety of copyright issues, including orphan works, mass digitisation, and specific provisions of the Copyright Act that concern preservation by libraries and archives. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme CCC announces findings from UK Open Access forum Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC) welcomed more than 30 publishers and copyright leaders to London in January for a day of industry updates, panel presentations, and roundtable discussions, as well as keynote addresses from Dominic Young, CEO of the UK's Copyright Hub, and Dr. Michael Jubb, Director of the Research Information Network. CCC provided a forum for strategic thinkers to discuss a range of pertinent issues related to Open Access and the corresponding evolution of RightsLink. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme IOP Publishing's new materials journal, 2D Materials, publishes inaugural issue IOP Publishing (IOP), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Institute of Physics, has announced that its new materials journal, 2D Materials, has published its inaugural issue. Professor Vladimir Fal'ko, from the University of Lancaster, serves as the Editor-in-Chief of the journal. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme The Spazio Reale Foundation selects Ex Libris Primo to meet users' needs for an advanced discovery experience Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that the Spazio Reale in San Donnino, Italy, has chosen Ex Libris Primo as the discovery tool for the center's Biblioteca All Digital, whose collections consist entirely of electronic materials. The Spazio Reale's commitment to innovation drew it to the rich, customisable user interface of Primo, its personalised ranking of search results, and its seamless integration with other library systems. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Danish library collections now discoverable via WorldCat Dansk Bibliotekscenter (DBC) is partnering with OCLC to synchronize DANBIB, the Danish national union catalogue, with WorldCat, making real-time updates that will result in faster visibility of the collections around the world through leading websites and search engines. Synchronizing the DANBIB catalogue with WorldCat in real time will help the Danish libraries realise the full benefit of syndication through the world's largest online database for discovery of library resources. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme You are receiving this email newsletter as part of your Knowledgespeak membership. You can unsubscribe instantly from any of our email newsletters by clicking here.

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