Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - April 7, 2014
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Sabina Alam (OA: it’s not just about the access); Robert Harington (Learning to Read: Navigating the Ebook Reader Market); Julia Molinari (Academic ghostwriting: to what extent is it haunting higher education?); Kent Anderson (Does Creative Commons Make Sense?); and Seth… Read More
Authors Guild appeals to US court to reinstate case against Google and its book digitisation project - April 7, 2014
The Authors Guild asked a federal appeals court on April 11th to reinstate its lawsuit contending that the Internet giant is violating copyright laws with its massive book digitisation project. According to the Guild, Google Inc. is stealing business from online book retailers. The Guild filed papers with the 2nd… Read More
ORCID user interface now available in Korean - April 7, 2014
ORCID, a non-profit organisation that provides an open registry of unique identifiers for researchers, has announced that in 2014 it will be expanding the number of languages supported. ORCID user interface will now be available in Korean also. The translation of the ORCID user interface was… Read More
ProQuest and J.P. Morgan partner to widen access to analyst reports - April 7, 2014
ProQuest, an information firm central to global research, and J.P. Morgan, a global financial services firm, have joined forces to help business students and faculty make use of J.P. Morgan’s company and economic research. The companies have created J.P. Morgan Research, which contains intelligence and insight… Read More
McGraw-Hill Education TASC joins McGraw-Hill Education’s line-up of high school equivalency exam prep materials - April 7, 2014
McGraw-Hill Professional, a division of McGraw-Hill Education, has announced the publication of the McGraw-Hill Education TASC, an authoritative guide to the new high school equivalency exam, TASC Test Assessing Secondary Completion™. It claims to be the only book to contain authentic TASC test questions from CTB/McGraw-Hill,… Read More
Baker & Taylor releases new enhanced version of Axis 360 service - April 7, 2014
Baker & Taylor, a worldwide distributor of digital and print books, has announced the release of a new and enriched version of its Axis 360 service designed to improve the visual appeal and experience for library users, and to expand site administration and collection management tools… Read More
