Google launches eBookstore in Canada - November 2, 2011
Internet search services provider Google, Inc., US, has expanded its online bookstore to Canada, offering hundreds of thousands of electronic books for sale and millions of others for free. According to Google, the company is partnering with a number of Canadian publishers for the launch… Read More
Scientific American archive now available on nature.com - November 2, 2011
Science magazine Scientific American has announced that its complete archive, back to volume 1, issue 1, is now available on nature.com. To celebrate the completion of the Scientific American archive on nature.com, the 1845-1909 archive collection will be free to all to access from November 1-30,… Read More
Wiley-VCH and the Chemical Society Located in Taipei announce publishing partnership - November 2, 2011
Wiley-VCH, part of the scientific and technical publishing business of John Wiley & Sons, Inc., and the Chemical Society Located in Taipei have signed an agreement to closely cooperate and jointly publish the Journal of the Chinese Chemical Society. The journal will be available online from… Read More
ARL endorses Berlin Declaration on OA to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities - November 2, 2011
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) joined over 300 organisations and institutions to endorse the Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities. In a letter to Dr. Peter Gruss, President of the Max Planck Society, Winston Tabb, ARL President and… Read More
ebrary announces initial results of 2011 Global Student E-book Survey - November 2, 2011
E-books and research technology provider ebrary, US, has announced the initial results of its 2011 Global Student E-book Survey. A comparison of the new survey with the same survey conducted in 2008 implies that aggregators, publishers, and librarians need to better collaborate to address students' information… Read More
CTB/McGraw-Hill forms Publishing Advisory Board to help develop next generation of K–12 assessments - November 2, 2011
Education assessments provider CTB/McGraw-Hill, US, has announced the creation of a Publishing Advisory Board that will guide the company as it works to develop assessments that reflect the goals of the new Common Core State Standards (CCSS). The Board's experience in developing assessments and their insight into the CCSS and… Read More
