The Charlesworth Group to provide sales representation in China for ICE Publishing - October 7, 2013
The Charlesworth Group has announced that it will be providing dedicated sales representation in China for ICE Publishing, the publishing division of the Institution of Civil Engineers. The Charlesworth Group's experienced team of China Experts will handle existing sales and develop new sales and revenue streams… Read More
ARL awarded IMLS and Mellon grants to support strategic thinking and design process - October 7, 2013
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has been awarded two grants to support a strategic thinking and design process in 2013–2014. This strategic process will frame the critical work of the Association and define the role ARL plays in higher education and research to maximise its… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - October 7, 2013
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Phil Davis (Open Access “Sting” Reveals Deception, Missed Opportunities); Heather Morrison (Scholars: let's keep our jobs and ditch the commercial scholarly publishers high profit margins); David Crotty (Driving Altmetrics Performance Through Marketing — A New Differentiator for Scholarly Journals?); and… Read More
EBSCO temporarily opens access to valuable education research database during government shutdown - October 4, 2013
Library resources provider EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) has announced that it is making the government database ERIC available during the government shutdown. ERIC, the Education Resource Information Center, is typically available through the government website (http://eric.ed.gov/) as well as via EBSCO's EBSCOhost… Read More
Elsevier announces winners of ‘Superheroes of Nursing’ contest - October 4, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the winners of the second annual Mosby's Suite "Superheroes of Nursing" contest. The contest was designed to identify the real-life superheroes of the nursing profession. The winners will be publicly recognized at the ANCC National Magnet Conference in Orlando, Fla.,… Read More
Canadian Science Publishing selects Burgundy to provide sales and marketing services in Europe - October 4, 2013
Burgundy Information Services and Canadian Science Publishing have signed an exclusive agreement to provide sales and marketing services to European markets including: UK, Ireland, The Netherlands, Scandinavia, Russia, Israel, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Greece, Spain & Portugal. Canadian Science Publishing is the publisher of the… Read More