Frankfurt Book Fair begins - October 9, 2013
The annual Frankfurt Book Fair kicked off October 9, 2013. About 7,300 exhibitors from 100 countries are attending the Frankfurt Book Fair this year. Calling on publishers to use “Tarzan” Economics to swing to the new vine, Jim Griffen of Onehouse LLC delivered the keynote… Read More
Scopus indexes first 7,500 book titles as part of its Book Titles Expansion program - October 9, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that Scopus has indexed the first 7,500 book titles as part of its Book Titles Expansion program. By 2015, an estimated 75,000 book titles will be indexed. The inclusion of book titles adds to the more than 50 million records… Read More
John Wiley & Sons announces results of its 2013 author survey on open access - October 9, 2013
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has announced the results of its 2013 author survey on open access, with over eight thousand respondents from across Wiley’s journal portfolio. The survey is a follow up to Wiley’s 2012 open access author survey and is the second such… Read More
EBSCO Information receives Learning In Practice Award from Chief Learning Officer magazine - October 9, 2013
Library resources provider EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) has announced that it has received the prestigious Learning In Practice Award from Chief Learning Officer magazine. The company was awarded the Bronze Excellence in Content Award for its accomplishments in creating superior learning content. This is the second… Read More
HighWire launches Folio eBooks product at Frankfurt Book Fair - October 9, 2013
HighWire Press, a not-for-profit division of Stanford University Libraries, has announced the launch of Folio, its new eBooks product, showcasing the library release of the e-Duke Books Scholarly Collection at the Frankfurt Book Fair. Built on the HighWire Open Platform, Folio is a flexible e-book… Read More
The Charlesworth Group announces collaboration with the Brazilian Scientific Electronic Library Online Network (SciELO) - October 9, 2013
The Charlesworth Group has announced an agreement with SciELO (Scientific Electronic Library Online) to provide highly customisable XML-based typesetting solutions to the SciELO portfolio of journals. SciELO, one of the world's leading proponents of Open Access publishing, has selected The Charlesworth Group to support its… Read More
