Serials Solutions’ co-founder Peter McCracken to leave company - August 28, 2009
E-Resource Access and Management Services (ERAMS) provider Serials Solutions, US, has announced that Peter McCracken, the company’s co-founder and current Director of Research, will be leaving the company September 30 to pursue technology projects related to his lifelong interest in maritime history. Serials Solutions grew from… Read More
Dear Subscriber - August 28, 2009
STM Publishers and other print/publishing Services and Support Tools providers can now use the all new K-Store platform to post information across three sections – a Jobs section, a virtual storefronts directory and a print/publishing Read More
UK invests £10 million in pan-European bioscience data handling project - August 27, 2009
The UK’s Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) has announced a £10 million funding for the European Molecular Biology Laboratory's European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI). The funds will be used for a significant increase in the Institute's data storage and handling capacity.… Read More
OCLC signs four new agreements in Europe to extend coverage in WorldCat - August 27, 2009
Global library cooperative Online Computer Library Center, Inc. (OCLC), US, has announced four new agreements signed with European national libraries and affiliated institutions. The agreements are seen to significantly increase the coverage of records in WorldCat and the visibility of libraries in WorldCat.org within the Europe… Read More
AMA launches e-book portal using iPublishCentral from Impelsys - August 27, 2009
Electronic content delivery solutions provider Impelsys, US, has announced that the American Medical Association (AMA) has launched an e-book portal using iPublishCentral, its self-service e-publishing platform. iPublishCentral enables publishers to market, distribute and monetise traditional print content through electronic channels. For instance, the e-book version of Guides… Read More
Palgrave Macmillan set to publish BioSocieties journal on behalf of LSE - August 27, 2009
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) has announced a partnership with academic publisher Palgrave Macmillan to publish the journal BioSocieties, starting March 2010. A quarterly publication, BioSocieties explores the social, ethical and policy implications of developments in the life… Read More
