NFAIS webinar to examine findings of study on e-books and future of university presses - February 24, 2011
The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS) is hosting a webinar that will address key findings from a three-year study titled "E-books and the Future of University Presses". NFAIS is a membership association for organisations that seek to create, organise and facilitate access to authoritative… Read More
Google’s Belgian case seen to determine future of search engines in Europe - February 24, 2011
Internet search services provider Google, Inc., US, is reportedly fighting a Belgian ruling that will bar the company from publishing links to local newspapers on its online news service, Google News. The hearing could decide the fate of search engines and referencing services in Europe, according… Read More
Universities in Turkey select Serials Solutions Summon service - February 24, 2011
Serials Solutions, a US-based provider of tools and services for libraries and a business unit of ProQuest LLC, has announced that three prominent universities in Turkey have chosen the Summon web-scale discovery service to make searching the full breadth of their collections and resources faster and… Read More
Research and Markets adds ‘Media Tablets: 2010 to 2014’ report to their offering - February 24, 2011
Market research and data services provider Research and Markets, Ireland, has announced the addition of the 'Media Tablets: 2010 to 2014' report to their offering. The 265-page report contains a detailed analysis of the Media Tablets market. It analyses and quantifies this new market in… Read More
IEEE Computer Society journal Transactions now available in EPUB format - February 24, 2011
The IEEE Computer Society, a membership organisation for computing professionals, has announced that all 2011 issues of its journal Transactions will be available in EPUB format to subscribers. The EPUB format provides subscribers with another option when it comes to accessing Computer Society content. Issues… Read More
Cambridge Journals Online launches series of new developments - February 24, 2011
Cambridge University Press (CUP), the publishing division of the University of Cambridge, has announced that Cambridge Journals Online (CJO), the online publishing service for academic journals at CUP, has launched a series of new developments. These enhancements include a new suite of tailored features for… Read More