World Scientific Publishing and YBP Library Services sign eBook agreement - April 18, 2013
STM publisher World Scientific Publishing, Singapore, has signed a new agreement with YBP Library Services (YBP), the academic division of Baker & Taylor. Under the deal, customers will be able to access the publisher's 2012-2013 Front List Full Collection of eBooks that will be available… Read More
IOS Press and TERI Press sign hosting agreement for three journals - April 18, 2013
STM publisher IOS Press, Netherlands, and TERI Press have reached an agreement to make TERI Press journals available through IOS Press. Metapress, IOS Press' online journal platform, will now host three of the TERI Press journals. These journals are: the International Journal of Regulation and… Read More
Statement calls on universities to provide input on access to federally funded research - April 18, 2013
The Association of American Universities (AAU), Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) and Association of Research Libraries (ARL) have released a two-page statement by David E. Shulenburger, APLU's Vice President for Academic Affairs. The statement calls on the research university community to provide input to… Read More
Koby Rosenthal joins Ex Libris as corporate vice president - April 18, 2013
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that Koby Rosenthal, a prominent manager in the high-tech industry, will run the Company's European operations and serve as the corporate vice president, effective May 6, 2013. Ex Libris is a provider of automation solutions for… Read More
antibodies-online.com to sponsor BioMed Central’s overall Research Award - April 18, 2013
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced antibodies-online.com as the overall BioMed Central Research Award Sponsor for the 7th Annual Research Awards. This prestigious award celebrates the very best in open access research across all disciplines published in BioMed Central's 250 journals for 2012. … Read More
Elsevier and O’Reilly Media announce ebook distribution deal - April 17, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, and technology publisher O'Reilly Media have announced that O'Reilly will distribute many of Elsevier's academic, research-focused ebooks. This expands the depth of ebooks available from O'Reilly in areas such as computer security and networking and includes leading imprints… Read More