PCG appoints Erika Valenti as Global Sales Director - October 6, 2014
Sales, marketing and research consultancy Publishers Communication Group (PCG) has announced that it has hired Erika Valenti as its new Global Sales Director, effective October 1. Based in the Boston office, Erika will lead the PCG's Content Sales team of dedicated publisher representatives in the… Read More
Ingram Content Group Inc. adds new tools to its CoreSource digital asset management platform - October 6, 2014
Ingram Content Group Inc. has added new tools to its CoreSource® digital asset management platform offered through Lightning Source Inc., that give publishers the ability to manage and distribute print book metadata and files worldwide. Publishers that use the CoreSource platform for e-book distribution can… Read More
The Yankalilla Library marks final SAPLN member to go live on SirsiDynix Symphony - October 6, 2014
SirsiDynix has announced that the final member of the South Australian Public Library Network (SAPLN) is prepared to go live with SirsiDynix Symphony. Yankalilla will mark the 77th SAPLN site to go live since the consortium's Symphony implementation began in 2012. With a complete Symphony integration—… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - October 6, 2014
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Phil Davis (When a Journal Sinks, Should the Editors Go Down with the Ship?); Phil Ciciora (Academic journals should adopt nonprofit publishing model, expert says); Wayne Bivens-Tatum (The Mess of Ebooks | Peer to Peer Review); Michael Clarke (Peak Subscription);… Read More
Facing up to the challenges of education and culture policy – Education at the Frankfurt Book Fair - October 3, 2014
Digitisation and globalisation have made it necessary to rethink our education and cultural policies. Technology companies like Apple, Microsoft and Google are investing more and more in educational activities, while trends such as massive open online courses (MOOCs) are bringing into question the need for classrooms and face-to-face exchanges with… Read More
Elsevier releases Pure 5.1, makes Elsevier Research Intelligence tools Pure and SciVal interoperable - October 3, 2014
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the release of Pure 5.1, an enhanced version of its leading research information management system, and part of the Elsevier Research Intelligence portfolio of integrated tools and services. The release of Pure 5.1 improves its benchmark and research impact… Read More
