Open Book Publishers win IFLA/Brill Open Access Award - June 3, 2013
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) and academic publisher Brill have announced the winner of the IFLA/Brill Open Access Award for initiatives in the area of open access monograph publishing. The winner is Open Book Publishers, Cambridge (United Kingdom). Open Book Publishers (OBP)… Read More
SirsiDynix and Bibliotheca reaffirm global strategic partnership - June 3, 2013
Library automation solutions provider SirsiDynix and Bibliotheca have announced their intent to extend and strengthen their global strategic partnership. Working together, the two companies continue to win the business of some of the largest and most demanding RFID projects in the world. The most recent of… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - June 3, 2013
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Kent Anderson (Do We Need a Consumer Reports of Journals, Written by the Authors?); Alasdair Taylor (University-industry partnerships open up opportunities for academics, but a dose of caution is appropriate); Joseph Esposito (The Time Machine Investigates the First-sale Doctrine); Times… Read More
China boosts top quality science publications by 35 percent in 2012 - May 31, 2013
Authors based in China contributed 8.5 percent of all research papers published in Nature branded journals in 2012, up 35 percent on 2011 figures. This is according to the Nature Publishing Index 2012 (NPI) China, published as a supplement to Nature. Authors from institutions in China… Read More
ASME presents seven awards at Offshore Technology Conference in Houston - May 31, 2013
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) has presented seven awards recognizing technical achievement and distinguished service in the field of petroleum-related mechanical engineering. Benton F. Baugh, the president of Baugh Consulting Engineers, Inc., received the 2013 Geoca Mechanical Engineering Achievement Award during a recognition ceremony… Read More
EBSCO and Infogroup in deal to provide business and consumer data from ReferenceUSA to libraries - May 31, 2013
EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) has announced a new agreement with Infogroup. The agreement allows EBSCO to resell ReferenceUSA, the leading provider of business and consumer research, to libraries. ReferenceUSA is a provider of business and consumer content, including real-time access to information on more than… Read More
