Springer celebrates 10,000th MyCopy purchase - May 30, 2012
STM publisher Springer Science+Business Media, Germany, recently celebrated the 10,000th MyCopy purchase by a researcher at Auraria Library (library.auraria.edu), an academic library serving the University of Colorado Denver, Metropolitan State College of Denver and Community College of Denver. As a way to recognise this milestone, the… Read More
Pearson set to acquire GlobalEnglish Corporation for $90 million - May 28, 2012
Print and digital education materials provider Pearson has announced the acquisition of GlobalEnglish from its current ownership group for $90 million in cash. The transaction is subject to approval by GlobalEnglish’s shareholders. Founded in 1997 in California, GlobalEnglish is a provider of cloud-based, on-demand Business… Read More
New ALA report examines critical issues underlying equitable access to digital content - May 24, 2012
The American Library Association (ALA) has released a new report examining critical issues underlying equitable access to digital content through the nation's libraries. In the report, titled 'E-content: The Digital Dialogue,' authors explore an unprecedented and splintered landscape in which several major publishers refuse to sell… Read More
Techstreet’s new online marketplace to provide oil and gas engineers with access to API publications and technical standards - May 23, 2012
Techstreet, a Thomson Reuters Intellectual Property & Science business, has announced a new online marketplace for the American Petroleum Institute (API), designed to provide oil and gas engineers with immediate access to API best-in-class publications and technical standards. Techstreet created the architecture and is hosting the… Read More
Australia, one of the leading markets for e-book adoption, says Bowker research - May 23, 2012
Australia is one of the leading markets for e-book adoption, according to Bowker Market Research's Global eBook Monitor. The study tracks consumer attitudes to and purchasing of e-books in 10 major world markets. Bowker Market Research is a service of Bowker, an affiliated business of ProQuest.… Read More
TBI Communications announces beta launch of Sales Management Dashboard - May 23, 2012
TBI Communications, a UK-based strategic marketing consultancy for scholarly publishers, has announced the beta launch of the Sales Management Dashboard (SMD). SMD is a new tool designed for publishers, societies and other content providers with multiple sales agency relationships to help them understand and manage… Read More
