Portico tackles the ‘long tail,’ focuses on small publishers - June 23, 2015
Digital preservation specialist Portico has grown to include more than 300 participating publishers—representing more than 2,000 societies and associations—and more than half are small publishers. The recent increase in signings of 'small' publishers that produce ten titles or fewer is a result of community feedback. … Read More
EDP Sciences issues findings from working group on peer review - June 22, 2015
EDP Sciences, a not-for-profit publisher, recently released information on the findings and recommendations of a working group into the peer review process. The meeting involved a committee of experts linked to the European Physical Journal (EPJ) including Editors-in-Chief, Associate-Editors, members of the Steering Committee and researchers… Read More
AAUP 2015 convenes in Denver - June 19, 2015
The Annual Meeting of the Association of American University Presses (AAUP) has convened in Denver, with more than 650 scholarly publishing professionals in attendance at the Sheraton Downtown Denver. The theme of this year's conference, being held from June 18-20, is 'Connect, Collaborate,' highlighting the increasingly… Read More
France will be Guest of Honour at the Frankfurt Book Fair in 2017 - June 18, 2015
Juergen Boos, Director of the Frankfurt Book Fair, and Anne Tallineau, Deputy Executive Director of the Institut français and Interim Executive President, signed, in the presence of Fleur Pellerin, Minister of Culture and Communication, and of Olaf Scholz, Plenipotentiary of the Federal Republic of Germany in… Read More
Elsevier introduces six chemical engineering books at North American Catalysis Society Meeting - June 17, 2015
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the publication of six new chemical engineering books, including Direct Microbial Conversion of Biomass to Advanced Biofuels edited by Michael Himmel. This book brings to the forefront the latest research and experiments in an important new field in biochemical engineering: the… Read More
The 200th Ex Libris Alma implementation goes live at Tennessee Board of Regents Libraries-NorthEast - June 12, 2015
Library automation solutions Ex Libris Group has announced that the Tennessee Board of Regents Libraries - NorthEast (TBRL-NE), consisting of the libraries of East Tennessee State University (ETSU) and Northeast State Community College (NeSCC), is the 200th customer worldwide to implement the Ex Libris Alma library… Read More
