CrossRef sees rapid rise in deposits for books - July 31, 2009
Publisher linking services provider CrossRef, US, has announced that deposits for books are growing faster than any other content type in the reference linking system for the second year in a row. As of July 2009, more than 1.8 million CrossRef Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) have… Read More
LibreDigital raises $15 million in second round funding to invest in digital platform - July 31, 2009
Digital media services company LibreDigital Inc, US, has announced that it has closed a $15 million second round of funding led by new investor Triangle Peak Partners and existing investor Adams Capital Management. The company’s other key investors include HarperCollins Publishers, New York Times Company and… Read More
Fred Wiltenburg named General Manager of EBSCO in The Netherlands - July 31, 2009
Information service company EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO), Netherlands, has announced the appointment of Fred Wiltenburg as General Manager of its Aalsmeer, Netherlands, office. In his new position, Wiltenburg will be responsible for the company’s Netherlands and Flemish Belgium operations, including customer service, publisher relations, marketing and… Read More
Dear Subscribers - July 31, 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
Bowker publishes consumer-focused research report for US book industry - July 30, 2009
Bibliographic information provider Bowker, US, has announced the launch of its US Book Consumer Demographics and Buying Behaviors Annual Report. The report is projected to offer members of the US book publishing industry access to a complete consumer-based research report with detailed analysis of who is… Read More
Semantic Technologies can link up UK learning: says ECS report - July 30, 2009
A new report authored by academics at the University of Southampton's School of Electronics and Computer Science (ECS) proposes using Semantic Web Technologies to link higher and further education learning and teaching repositories in the UK. The 'Semantic Technologies in Learning and… Read More
