Digital Media executive Vivek Shah and Great Hill Partners acquire Ziff Davis - June 7, 2010
Technology publisher Ziff Davis, US, has announced that it has been acquired by former Time Inc. executive Vivek Shah in partnership with Boston-based Great Hill Partners. Specific financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. The acquisition represents the first step in building a new digital… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - June 7, 2010
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Kent Anderson (Making Lending and Vending Work for Publishers, Librarians, and Users); Wim Weber (The future of scientific publishing); Ashley Norrison (Why publishers should forget about iPad apps (for now)); and Philip Davis (In Search of Sustainability: Business Models in… Read More
CLIR report examines transition of research libraries from print to digital collections - June 4, 2010
The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR), US, has announced the release of a new volume that examines challenges associated with the transition of research collections from an analogue to a digital environment for knowledge access, preservation and reconstitution. The volume, The Idea of Order:… Read More
Consumer Groups call for FTC probe over Google’s acquisition of Invite Media - June 4, 2010
US-based consumer advocacy organisation Consumer Watchdog and the Center for Digital Democracy have called on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Google's recent acquisition of display advertising company, Invite Media, for around $70 million. According to the organisations, the deal raises substantial competitive and privacy concerns.… Read More
Association of American University Presses partners with NetGalley - June 4, 2010
The Association of American University Presses (AAUP) has announced a new benefit programme in partnership with NetGalley, a web-based service that provides tools for publishers to share digital galleys and press kits. In addition to reaching traditional reviewers and media contacts, university… Read More
GVSU reports significant rise in use of library resources post Summon implementation - June 4, 2010
Michigan's Grand Valley State University (GVSU) recently conducted an analysis of resource usage. The study revealed that the library's implementation of the Summon web scale discovery service has had a significant impact on how students connect to content and the type of content they use. The Summon service was introduced… Read More
