DA Information Services acquires Languages Direct - June 29, 2009
Learning and information resources provider DA Information Services, Australia, has announced that it has completed the acquisition of Languages Direct, the leading supplier of LOTE (Languages Other Than English) books and AV material to Libraries in Australasia. This acquisition will mean public, state and University libraries… Read More
Kathleen Keane takes charge as AAUP President - June 29, 2009
Association of American University Presses (AAUP) has announced that John Hopkins University Press Director, Kathleen Keane, has assumed leadership of the Association, effective, Jun 20, 2009. Keane will serve a one-year term, and succeeds Alex Holzman, director of Temple University Press, who remains on the association's… Read More
The latest edition of blogspeak is now online - June 29, 2009
The latest edition of blogspeak is now online. Featured are Joseph Esposito (How Libraries Can Find Money in Clouds); Frederic Lardinois (Libraries, eBooks, and the Mobile Web: A Long Ways to Go); Kent Anderson (The Freedom of Not Owning Books ); and Richard Poynder (Open Access and the A-Bomb). A… Read More
Gale launches PowerSearch 2.0 - June 26, 2009
E-research and educational publisher Gale, part of Cengage Learning, US, has announced the launch of PowerSearch 2.0, an enhanced version of the original PowerSearch platform which provides the library community comprehensive access to authoritative reference, periodical and primary source information. PowerSearch 2.0 simplifies browsing through Gale's… Read More
British Library names Frances Brindle as Director of Strategic Marketing and Communications - June 26, 2009
The British Library, the national library of the UK, has announced the appointment of Frances Brindle as the British Library's new Director of Strategic and Marketing and Communications (SM&C). Brindle started in her role on June 8, 2009. As Director of SM&C at the British Library,… Read More
JISC, Higher Education Academy launch Open Educational Resources programme - June 26, 2009
The UK's Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) and the Higher Education Academy have officially launched the Open Educational Resources (OER) programme. The initiative, funded by HEFCE and run by the Academy and JISC, aims to make a wide range of learning resources created by academics freely… Read More
