Richard Fisher and Michael Healy join LBF Advisory Board - October 16, 2015
The London Book Fair (LBF) has announced that Richard Fisher, former MD, Academic Publishing at Cambridge University Press (CUP), and Michael Healy, Executive Director (International Relations) at Copyright Clearance Centre, have joined the LBF Advisory Board. Fisher… Read More
IPR License partners with three Chinese publishers, widens international gateway for Chinese language titles - October 16, 2015
Global rights and licensing specialists IPR License, the global rights and licensing specialists, has formed an alliance with three major Chinese publishing houses to help widen the international gateway for Chinese language titles. Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press (FLTRP), Yilin Press and Foreign Languages… Read More
National Library of Medicine adopts Ex Libris primo discovery and delivery solution - October 16, 2015
Library automation and preservation solutions provider Ex Libris® Group has announced that the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM) has decided to adopt the Ex Libris Primo® discovery and delivery solution. An NLM working group evaluated a number of options and ultimately selected Primo, primarily… Read More
Award-winning literature and networking events take centre stage at Frankfurt Book Fair, day 2 - October 15, 2015
On the second day of the Book Fair, highlighted events included panels on the future of content with "Copyright Clearance Center" discussing open access and the Book Fair media partner "Press Reader" talking about disruption in newspapers and magazines. Additionally, a photo… Read More
Elsevier to publish the Journal of Thoracic Oncology from January 2016 - October 15, 2015
STM publisher Elsevier and the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) have jointly announced Elsevier's appointment as publisher of the IASLC's official journal, Journal of Thoracic Oncology (JTO), beginning January 2016. Published since 2006, the Journal of Thoracic Oncology emphasizes a multidisciplinary… Read More
Wiley and ASME in deal to develop and publish co-branded imprint of mechanical engineering books - October 15, 2015
Global publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc., and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), the premier society for mechanical engineers, have announced an agreement to develop and publish a co-branded imprint of mechanical engineering books. Wiley and ASME expect to publish ten new titles… Read More
