Elsevier unveils SciVerse, a platform for the scientific community - August 31, 2010
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the launch of SciVerse, a platform that seeks to integrate the company's key products and encourage the scientific community to collaborate on the development of customised search and discovery applications. Elsevier is releasing the APIs (application programming interfaces) for all… Read More
Major publishers join CSU venture to promote new model for teaching and learning with digital materials - August 31, 2010
The Digital Marketplace, an initiative of the California State University Office of the Chancellor, has announced plans to launch a pilot to license digital course content from publishers Bedford/Freeman/Worth, Cengage Learning, McGraw-Hill Education, Pearson and John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Starting in the fall 2010 semester,… Read More
The National Library of Finland selects Ex Libris’ Primo and Primo Central - August 31, 2010
Library solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced that the National Library of Finland has chosen the Primo discovery and delivery solution and the Primo Central mega-index of scholarly materials, to provide a unified interface for the discovery and delivery of the entire country's collections… Read More
edWeb.net launches new online community to explore eBooks for K-12 education - August 31, 2010
edWeb.net, a professional social network for the education community, has announced the launch of a new community 'Exploring eBooks for K-12'. This is a forum where educators and industry executives can connect and collaborate together to discuss the evolution of this new… Read More
Google strikes web licensing deal with Associated Press - August 31, 2010
Internet search services provider Google, Inc., US, has announced that it has retained the right to publish content from the Associated Press under a new licensing deal. The multiyear agreement has two key components - an undisclosed payment for the rights to AP's content, and a… Read More
National Geographic Books and Random House Publisher Services expand distribution partnership - August 31, 2010
National Geographic Books, a division of the National Geographic Society, has announced a multiyear extension of its sales and distribution partnership with Random House Publisher Services (RHPS), which began in 2005. National Geographic Books will continue to utilise the full range of Random House's sales and… Read More
