Dedicated e-readers losing ground to tablets, says BISG study - November 15, 2012
E-book consumers are decidedly shifting to multi-function tablets and away from dedicated e-readers, according to the Book Industry Study Group (BISG)'s ongoing Consumer Attitudes Toward E-Book Reading survey. The fourth and final installment in Volume Three of the Bowker-powered survey shows that tablets have risen by… Read More
MDPI launches new open access journal, Publications - November 15, 2012
Switzerland-based open access publisher MDPI has launched a new open access journal, Publications. Dr. John J. Regazzi has been appointed as the journal's founding Editor-in-Chief. Publications is an international, peer-reviewed open access journal which seeks to provide an advanced forum for studies related to all… Read More
UBM Tech unveils EE Times University, a live digital educational experience to scale engineering know-how - November 15, 2012
Business information provider UBM Tech, US, has launched EE Times University, a six-month, free live digital educational experience for design engineers. The University is designed by EE Times, an independent engineering resource for design decision makers in the electronics industry. EE… Read More
2013 pricing for UPCC Book Collections now available - November 15, 2012
Project MUSE has announced that 2013 pricing is now available for the UPCC Book Collections, along with several new purchase options and a new current-content subscription offering. Project MUSE is a collaboration between libraries and publishers, providing full-text, affordable and user-friendly online access to a comprehensive… Read More
Oxford University Press re-launches Oxford Handbooks Online - November 15, 2012
Academic publisher Oxford University Press has announced the re-launch of Oxford Handbooks Online (OHO). The Oxford Handbook Series brings together the world's leading scholars to write review articles that evaluate the current thinking on a field or topic, and make an original argument about the… Read More
Bremen Public Library Director elected to OCLC Board of Trustees - November 15, 2012
Barbara Lison, Director of the Bremen Public Library in Bremen, Germany, has been elected to the OCLC Board of Trustees by the Board. New leaders and new members began serving on the Board during a regular meeting held from November 3-5 in Dublin. Lison has… Read More
