Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - August 6, 2012
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Tim Vines (In Praise of Peer Review – A Personal Perspective); Rebecca Lawrence (Peer review is vital but its closed nature belongs to a bygone age. It’s time to open up); Joe Wikert (The Used Ebook Opportunity); Bob Grant (Whither… Read More
ARL joins LCA members and EFF in amicus brief supporting Google Book Settlement - August 3, 2012
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) recently joined other members of the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) - the American Library Association (ALA) and the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) - and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) to file a friend of the court brief… Read More
EBSCO offers expanded access to eBooks on EBSCOhost via GOBI3 interface - August 3, 2012
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing, US, and YBP Library Services, the academic division of Baker & Taylor, have expanded the EBSCO eBook models that are available in YBP's acquisition and collection development interface, GOBI3. Librarians who manage their e-book collections through GOBI3 now have additional… Read More
Jossey-Bass and the American Society of Association Executives announce publishing partnership - August 3, 2012
Jossey-Bass, an imprint of John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, has announced a publishing partnership with the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) to publish a series of 3-5 co-branded books annually. The first book in this series will be published in early 2013. The… Read More
New Syracuse University Library website launches with Serials Solutions Summon service - August 3, 2012
Syracuse University Library has launched its new website highlighting the Summon web-scale discovery service from Serials Solutions, a ProQuest business. Librarians expect the search solution to improve access to the library's vast collection. Students and staff will experience simplified discovery of many types of resources across… Read More
McGraw-Hill Education acquires math teaching tech provider Key Curriculum - August 3, 2012
McGraw-Hill Education, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., US, has announced the acquisition of Key Curriculum, a privately held developer of mathematics learning technology in the K-12 and higher education markets. The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. The acquisition of Key Curriculum… Read More
