Alexander Street Press appoints David Parker as publisher for business products - July 18, 2013
Electronic publisher Alexander Street Press, US, has announced the appointment of David Parker as publisher for business products. David is the founder and past-president of Business Expert Press. David brings with him more than 14 years’ experience in the e-learning and library products space. After… Read More
Booksellers can now obtain book price and availability from Argosy Books via PubEasy - July 18, 2013
Ireland’s independent book wholesaler Argosy Books has joined the growing, international e-community of booksellers using PubEasy, the global enquiry and ordering service for the book industry. A service of ProQuest affiliate Bowker, PubEasy is a global publishing e-Marketplace that enables cost-effective, online access to order placement,… Read More
Publishers Communication Group appoints Elica Markovska as European Business Development Manager - July 18, 2013
Sales and marketing service provider Publishers Communication Group (PCG) has announced the appointment of Elica Markovska as European Business Development Manager and member of the PCG management team. Markovska will work closely with publishers based in Europe to support their outreach efforts with PCG’s core… Read More
OCLC Research scientists co-author second edition of Preservation Metadata report - July 18, 2013
Library information provider OCLC Research scientist Brian Lavoie and Richard Gartner from King's College London have co-authored the second edition of Preservation Metadata, which focuses on new developments in preservation metadata made possible by the emergence of PREMIS as a de facto international standard. This report… Read More
CAS announces 2013 SciFinder Future Leaders in Chemistry programme participants - July 17, 2013
Chemical information provider Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), a division of the American Chemical Society, has announced the 2013 SciFinder Future Leaders in Chemistry programme participants. Since 2010, the program has been dedicated to providing Ph.D. students – and for the first time this year, postdoctoral researchers… Read More
Elsevier announces 2012 Journal Impact Factor highlights - July 17, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the highlights of its journal Impact Factor performance in 2012. According to the 2012 Journal Citation Reports (JCR) published by Thomson Reuters, Elsevier saw 53 percent of its journal Impact Factors increase from 2011 to 2012. Furthermore, 17 percent of… Read More
