OCLC Members Council meet to discuss similarities and differences in libraries worldwide - November 14, 2008
Global library cooperative Online Computer Library Center, Inc. (OCLC), US, has announced that the OCLC Members Council recently met in Dublin, Ohio, to discuss similarities and differences in libraries around the world, continue planning a transition to a Global Council and Regional Councils to extend OCLC… Read More
Elsevier announces publishing partnership with the Royal Netherlands Society for Agricultural Sciences - November 14, 2008
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that it will publish NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences on behalf of Royal Netherlands Society for Agricultural Sciences (KLV), starting in 2009 with Volume 57, issue 1. Published since 1952, NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences is… Read More
Springer signs co-publishing deal with Metrology Society of India - November 14, 2008
STM publisher Springer, Germany, has signed a co-publishing agreement with the Metrology Society of India (MSI) for one of the latter's prestigious publication MAPAN - Journal Metrology Society of India. The society plays a vital role in the technological, industrial and economic development of the country.… Read More
BioMed Central launches online open access journal, Genome Medicine - November 14, 2008
Open access publisher BioMed Central, US, has announced the launch of a new journal titled Genome Medicine. The publication seeks to provide the latest information and findings that have an impact on the understanding and management of human health and disease to physicians around the globe.… Read More
NewspaperDirect unveils online news portal PressDisplay on iRex digital reader - November 14, 2008
Digital newspaper distributor NewspaperDirect, Canada, previewed its PressDisplay.com online news portal on the iRex digital reader at the recently held Monaco Media Forum in Monte-Carlo, Monaco. The PressReader software will run on the iRex Digital Reader 1000 series, allowing readers to download their favourite daily newspapers… Read More
Emerald and CAPES announce two research grant awards - November 14, 2008
Academic and professional literature publisher Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., UK, and CAPES library consortia (A Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superioris) have announced that they are offering two research grant awards. While one will contribute to the development of management in Brazil, the other… Read More
