Knowledgespeak Newsletter

9 September 2013

CONTEC Frankfurt attracts top-level names from across the entire publishing ecosystem CONTEC Frankfurt will premiere on October 8, 2013, with a programme featuring over 60 speakers and 25 interactive sessions that will address the complexity of needs of the entire international publishing industry - trade and STM publishers, agents, techies, authors, librarians, and more. CONTEC Frankfurt is organised by the Frankfurt Academy - the conference brand of Frankfurt Book Fair. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme New ARL report on Transforming Liaison Roles in Research Libraries The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has released Transforming Liaison Roles in Research Libraries, the third report in the New Roles for New Times series. This series highlights the transformation of the library workforce to address new challenges for research libraries in serving 21st-century students, educators, schools, and researchers. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Dr. Bernard T. Lee named new Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery Medical and scientific publisher Thieme has appointed Dr. Bernard T. Lee as the new Editor-in-Chief of its publication Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery (JRM). Since 2007, Dr. Lee has served as the Associate Editor of JRM. He will replace Professor Peter C. Neligan. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Cambridge University Press partners with Knewton to develop a new generation of digital ELT products Academic publisher Cambridge University Press has announced a comprehensive partnership with leading adaptive learning company Knewton. Under the deal, Cambridge University Press will use Knewton technology to create personalised learning experiences in its industry-leading ELT digital products for students worldwide. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Emerald supports World Alzheimer's month with free access to key content Academic publisher Emerald Group Publishing has announced its support for World Alzheimer's month by offering free access to a selection of content in support of this year's theme - 'Dementia: a journey of caring'. The articles can be freely read until October 1, 2013 by visiting, www.emeraldinsight.com/tk/alz. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Mark Allen Group preserves with CLOCKSS Archive The CLOCKSS has partnered with Mark Allen Group to preserve their ejournals and ebooks in CLOCKSS's geographically and geopolitically distributed network of redundant archive nodes, located at 12 major research libraries worldwide. This action provides for content to be freely available to everyone after a 'trigger event' and ensures an author's work will be maximally accessible and useful over time. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Latest edition of Blogspeak now online The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Kent Anderson (The Conversations We're Not Having - Overcoming Uncertainty, Chilling Effects, and Open Access Complacency); Hadas Shema (Put your money where your citations are: a proposal for a new funding system); Mike Shatzkin (Marketing will replace editorial as the driving force behind publishing houses); Nicole Kobie (Ebooks: the final chapter for libraries?) and Chris Palmer (Many Papers Lack Detailed Methods). Blogspeak includes blog posts relevant to the publishing industry, particularly STM publishing. Subscribers are invited to participate in the latest edition of Blogspeak Here. 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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