SAGE and Center for Italian Studies at Stony Brook University announce publishing agreement - September 24, 2012
Academic publisher SAGE and the Center for Italian Studies at Stony Brook University have announced a new agreement to publish the journal Forum Italicum from May 2013. A peer-reviewed journal, Forum Italicum was founded in 1967 by M.Ricciardelli as a forum for discussion on Italian… Read More
Oxford University Press launches Journal of Antitrust Enforcement - September 24, 2012
Academic publisher Oxford University Press (OUP), UK, has announced the launch of a new 2013 title, Journal of Antitrust Enforcement (JAE). A wide number of forums pay increasing attention to developments in competition law and policy, reflecting the increased significance attributed to competition law enforcement.… Read More
Neal-Schuman brings out Facet Publishing guide for new library professionals - September 24, 2012
Facet Publishing has published The New Professional's Toolkit, a practical guide to help new professionals in their career development as well as prepare current library & information science students for the road ahead. The resource is available through Neal-Schuman Publishers. Editor Bethan Ruddock seeks to draw… Read More
University Book Store launches in-store textbook rental programme - September 24, 2012
University Book Store, a US-based independent bookstore, has announced the launch of an in-store textbook rental service at its U District, Tacoma, Bothell and Health Sciences locations. The new programme is seen to complement its online rental programme, which has been available for two years now.… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - September 24, 2012
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Phil Davis (Is PubMed Central Complementing or Competing with Journal Publishers?); Joe Wikert (Neutralizing Amazon); Michelle C. Hamilton, Margaret M. Janz and Alexandra Hauser (Can librarians trust resources found on Google Scholar? Yes… and no); David Meyer (Open data: Is… Read More
Elsevier enhances ScienceDirect’s eBook content with the addition of digitised foundational book titles across seven key scientific disciplines - September 21, 2012
STM Publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the digitising of its Legacy Collection in seven disciplines, expanding its content on ScienceDirect. With the addition of the Legacy Collection to ScienceDirect, highly relevant, scientific books from the mid-20th century to the present will be accessible online as early… Read More
