Frankfurt Book Fair’s SPARKS initiative to offer new opportunities for crossmedia licensing - April 12, 2011
Frankfurt SPARKS, the digital initiative of the Frankfurt Book Fair launched last year, is expected to be successful in 2011 as well. As part of the initiative, the new StoryDrive Business Centre will focus on all things related to media rights and innovative ways to turn… Read More
Microsoft accuses Google of misleading US govt. over security certification - April 12, 2011
Software vendor Microsoft Corp., US, has reportedly questioned Google's security claims, accusing the latter of misleading the US government. According to Microsoft, Google has been misleading customers about the security certification of its suite of software programmes for… Read More
Elsevier and Wood Mackenzie collaboration to help geoscientists enhance geological basin assessments and models - April 12, 2011
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced a collaboration with Wood Mackenzie, a provider of research and consultancy to the energy and metals industries, to combine scientific and commercial information into Geofacets. This enhancement to Geofacets brings together the collection of geological maps and information sourced from… Read More
OCLC and Ingram to offer new service option to access e-books - April 12, 2011
Global library cooperative Online Computer Library Center, Inc. (OCLC), US, and Ingram Content Group Inc. will soon offer a new service option that will provide library users short-term access to e-books not in their collection through WorldCat Resource Sharing and ILLiad. … Read More
ProQuest opens access to popular databases during National Library Week - April 12, 2011
Information resources and technologies provider ProQuest, US, is offering libraries new opportunities to market their rich online database services to their communities during the National Library Week (April 10-16). The company is also giving citizens a chance to share their love of libraries on its Facebook… Read More
Nature Publishing Group set to publish official journal of the ACMG from 2012 - April 12, 2011
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG) and the American College of Medical Genetics (ACMG) have announced a publishing partnership for the journal Genetics in Medicine. Under the deal, NPG will begin publishing the journal in January 2012 on behalf of ACMG. … Read More
