ALPSP releases third scholarly publishing practice survey on online journal publishing - October 15, 2008
The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishing (ALPSP), the international trade association for scholarly and professional publishers, has released the third in a series of ALPSP surveys undertaken to establish current scholarly publishing practices and designed to track changes in policy and practice since 2000.… Read More
US library group launches digital repository, HathiTrust - October 15, 2008
A group of research libraries in the US are collaborating to create a repository of their vast digital collections, including millions of books, to be archived and preserved in a single repository called the HathiTrust. Materials in the public domain will be available for reading online.… Read More
Convera to develop vertical search sites for United Publications - October 15, 2008
Vertical search services and technologies provider Convera Corporation, US, has announced an agreement with specialist publisher United Publications, US, to build three vertical search engines for their portfolio. The first two are for their Security print brands serving professional communities involved in security systems, security installations… Read More
CDL selects Serials Solutions 360 Resource Manager and 360 Counter to manage and assess electronic resources and licensing activities - October 15, 2008
Serials Solutions, a business unit of ProQuest, US, has announced that the California Digital Library (CDL) has chosen Serials Solutions 360 Resource Manager and 360 Counter to manage and assess its electronic resources and shared licensing activities. CDL's rigorous evaluation process, including a detailed set of… Read More
Dutch Medical Journal goes live with Editorial Manager - October 15, 2008
Online submission system provider Aries Systems Corporation, US, has announced that the independently published Dutch Journal of Medicine (Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde) has selected its Editorial Manager peer-review system. Founded in 1857, the journal attracts submissions in medicine and healthcare and applies a rigorous editorial and… Read More
Ingram Digital announces record Q3 e-Book downloads - October 15, 2008
Digital content services provider Ingram Digital, US, has announced that its Retail Solutions unit has enjoyed record third quarter growth with downloads more than double the same quarter last year. The company also announced that it has been selected by Adobe Systems Incorporated to collaborate in… Read More
