More scholarly and society publishers sign sales representation deal with ACCUCOMS - August 21, 2012
ACCUCOMS, a Netherlands-based provider of sales and marketing services to scholarly and society publishers, has signed agreements for sales representation with Akadémiai Kiadó in Latin America, the American Society of Nephrology in India, Baltzer Science Publishers in Europe and North America, and Kluwer Law International in… Read More
Nobel laureates to give research presentations at American Chemical Society meeting - August 20, 2012
The American Chemical Society (ACS) has announced that five Nobel laureates have research that will be presented this week during the ACS' 244th National Meeting & Exposition. Research from the laureates' teams will be among 8,600 presentations during the event, expected to attract more than 14,000… Read More
OCLC survey among British, German and Dutch librarians shows changing priorities - August 20, 2012
A survey conducted by OCLC earlier this year among librarians from the United Kingdom, Germany and the Netherlands shows that practitioners expect library usage to change considerably. About three quarters expected a rise in online visits within the next year, and two-thirds of those who responded… Read More
Thomson Reuters appoints Jasper Simons as VP, Product & Market Strategy, Publishing & Associations - August 20, 2012
The Intellectual Property & Science Business of Thomson Reuters has announced Jasper Simons as the new vice president of product and market strategy, publishing and associations. In his new role, Simons will lead product strategy and development for the scientific and scholarly research product portfolio… Read More
UBM Electronics and ECIA call for entries for the 2012 Electronics Choice Industry Awards for Marketing - August 20, 2012
UBM Electronics, a US-based provider of media and marketing solutions for the design engineering and the electronics industry, and the Electronics Components Industry Association (ECIA) have called for entries for the 2012 Electronics Choice Industry Awards (ECIA's). The awards celebrate excellence in marketing by honoring ECIA… Read More
ebrary strengthens strategic e-book acquisition for K-12 libraries with common core standards content - August 20, 2012
ebrary, a ProQuest business, has added hundreds of relevant e-books across acquisition models, which provide libraries with the best value when combined. The initiative is projected to help K-12 libraries acquire e-books more strategically. Diversifying acquisition models is a key component of ebrary's three-step approach: Transition,… Read More
