EU launches Bookshop Digital Library at Frankfurt Book Fair - October 20, 2009
The European Union launched the EU Bookshop Digital Library at the recently concluded Frankfurt Book Fair. Twelve million scanned pages in more than 110, 000 EU publications are now available free of charge for download in the EU Bookshop Digital Library. The digital library offers all… Read More
Elsevier to unveil BrainNavigator with added features at Neuroscience 2009 event - October 20, 2009
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that it will showcase the new features it is rolling out for its BrainNavigator research tool at the Society for Neuroscience’s Neuroscience 2009 event in Chicago. Recently adopted by the US’ National Institutes of Health (NIH), BrainNavigator is an online,… Read More
Libraries shifting spending from content to technology, says Outsell report - October 20, 2009
Media industry-focused research and advisory firm Outsell, Inc., US, has released the second annual ‘Library Market Size, Share & Forecast Report’. The report shows that libraries are shifting from content spending to technology spending - digitising collections, acquiring native digital content, and developing digital storage and… Read More
BioMed Central launches new Stem Cells Gateway - October 20, 2009
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced the launch of the Stem Cell Gateway, highlighting the latest articles published in this field across BioMed Central journals. The Gateway complements the publisher’s new journal, Stem Cell Research & Therapy, slated for launch in early 2010. The… Read More
Keynotes and event programme for 2009 Web 2.0 Expo New York announced - October 20, 2009
TechWeb and O'Reilly Media, Inc., co-producers of Web 2.0 Expo and Web 2.0 Summit, have announced this year's keynotes and new program elements for the Web 2.0 Expo New York event. The event, scheduled for November 16-19, 2009, at the Javits Convention Center, will showcase the… Read More
American Academy of Pediatrics selects Impelsys’ iPublishCentral to launch e-book strategy - October 20, 2009
Electronic content delivery solutions provider Impelsys, US, has announced that the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has solidified its e-book strategy with iPublishCentral, an electronic content delivery solution used by over 350 publishers worldwide. AAP is a leading society publisher and professional organisation to 600, 000… Read More