World Wide Web Consortium and International Digital Publishing Forum announce merger plans - May 11, 2016
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and the International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF) have announced mutual interest in combining their respective organisations to more quickly advance publishing technologies on the Open Web Platform. Tim Berners-Lee, Web Inventor and W3C Director, and… Read More
New digital content authoring platform from VitalSource simplifies digital publishing - May 11, 2016
VitalSource, part of Ingram Content Group, is simplifying digital publishing for educators, academic publishers and corporate training professionals with the introduction of VitalSource Content Studio (VCS). The digital content authoring platform is designed to enhance the learning experience and improve outcomes with original, customisable content that… Read More
Cengage Learning and WebAssign reaffirm commitment to joint learning solutions - May 11, 2016
Cengage Learning and Advanced Instructional Systems, Inc. dba WebAssign have announced an agreement in principle to resolve an ongoing dispute regarding rights to intellectual property. The terms of the agreement are confidential but they assure the continued delivery of effective learning solutions, customer and technical… Read More
SSP and STM collaborate to promote the value of mentorship in scholarly communications for early-career professionals - May 10, 2016
The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) and the International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers (STM) are collaborating to develop a panel discussion to be presented at the SSP 38th Annual Meeting in Vancouver, BC, on June 1. Members of the… Read More
Elsevier provides new ACA-FUL drug pricing benchmark data on same day government made it available - May 10, 2016
STM publisher Elsevier has announced that its Gold Standard Drug Database (GSDD) has incorporated the pricing data for the federal government’s new drug pricing benchmark, Affordable Care Act Federal Upper Limit (ACA-FUL), on the same day the government made it available, enabling Elsevier GSDD customers to… Read More
DOAJ to remove about 3300 journals - May 10, 2016
The Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) will remove approximately 3300 journals for failure to submit a valid reapplication before the communicated deadline. The deadline was extended twice to allow more time for reapplications. This batch removal is another step in DOAJ’s two year long project… Read More
