ALPSP Events & Training Bulletin - February 19 - North America Special Edition

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A huge welcome to this special edition of the ALPSP Events and Training Bulletin, which has been produced specifically for North America.

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Webinar 'Artificial Intelligence': part of series 'What is hype and what has value?'; March 7

Aimed at those responsible for new product development, platform development, technology partnerships and innovation this webinar will highlight what this technology really offers, how to begin to work with it and how it fits within wider product, platform or technology strategies.

Webinar series discount and new group discounts are available to ALPSP members (please email [log in to unmask]) though all are welcome to join us.

https://www.alpsp.org/Webinars/What-is-Hype-AI/62986

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London Book Fair; March 12-14

We appreciate it's quite a distance for our North American friends but hope to see some of you in London. Seek us out on stand 7C19, National Hall, Olympia. We have lot’s going on:

--- Join us for the ALPSP members drinks reception (sponsored by Copyright Clearance Center) at the ALPSP Pavilion, Tuesday March 12, 17:00 - 18:30. If you can come along please R.S.V.P. by emailing [log in to unmask]

--- The Research and Scholarly Publishing Forum (https://www.alpsp.org/Industry-Events/The-Research-and-Scholarly-Publishing-Forum/64284) tackles the major issues shaping the future of academic publishing, including the impact of Open Access and the hot-button issue of Plan S. The Forum will be held on Wednesday March 13. Discounts available for ALPSP members

--- The Faculty is the hub for debate and learning with academic, scientific and professional topics. The sessions are free and open to all who have a Book Fair entry ticket. This year ALPSP are running two sessions in The Faculty:

- Creative Commons explained

https://www.londonbookfair.co.uk/en/Sessions/71124/Creative-Commons-Explained

- Preprints: policy and process considerations

https://www.londonbookfair.co.uk/en/Sessions/71592/Preprints-Policy-and-Process-Considerations

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NEW to North America: Online Journal Discovery and Delivery workshops; March 26 & 28

Learn how to vastly improve your discoverability. Find out if your content is everywhere it needs to be. Learn how to work with libraries and industry intermediaries to maximize readership. These training workshops are hands-on, highly practical sessions, ending with networking drinks.

We have a few places still available!

>>> New York March 26 <<<

https://www.alpsp.org/Training/Online-Journal-Discovery-and-Delivery-US/63243

>>> Washington DC: March 28 <<<

https://www.alpsp.org/Training/Online-Journal-Discovery-and-Delivery-US/63242

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Webinar 'Blockchain': part of series 'What is hype and what has value?'; April 2

Webinar series discount and new group discounts are available to ALPSP members (please email [log in to unmask]) though all are welcome to join us.

https://www.alpsp.org/Webinars/What-is-Hype-Blockchain/63001

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Watch this space: new webinar 'Sales to corporate libraries'; May 22

Planned by the ALPSP North American steering group, this webinar will be live and bookable soon!

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NEW online training Journal metric analysis and measuring impact; July 3 and July 18

Metrics and impact measurement have become an increasingly important part of the scholarly publishing and research landscape. This course covers some of the ways publishers can measure impact and the associated metrics. It is divided between citation metrics (such as the Impact Factor and citation-based analysis) and altmetrics (looking at a range of tools such as altmetric.com, Impact Story and PlumX.) The training consists of two online session, a comprehensive workbook, pre-course reading, a marked quiz etc. Certificates will be issued on completion of the course.

https://www.alpsp.org/Training/Journal-Metric-Analysis-and-Measuring-Impact-Online-Training/63241

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ALPSP Annual Conference and Awards 2019: Old Windsor, UK; September 11-13

This annual event provides a friendly forum in which to share information and knowledge, learn about new initiatives and engage in open discussion on the challenges and opportunities facing publishing today. With expert speakers and a wide-ranging program, the ALPSP Conference is for everyone in the scholarly publishing community. Booking is now open (early bird rates available until April 12). We'd love to see you in Old Windsor!

https://www.alpsp.org/Conference

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In-house Training

For a more personal approach to meeting your training needs, ALPSP’s in-company training is available to members worldwide and offers several benefits:

- Cost effective, time saving, eliminate the need for delegates to travel

- Tailoring: have the course tailored to your exact needs with case studies and exercises relevant to your team

- Confidentiality: delicate issues can be freely discussed

- Team building: share the expertise of your employees and promote team building

- Flexible and convenient: mix and match content from several of our courses to suit your needs

https://www.alpsp.org/In-house-training

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