UK wide survey cites the growing importance of online libraries to academics - June 30, 2016
The 2015 survey of academics, jointly commissioned by Jisc and RLUK and conducted by research organisation Ithaka S+R, has revealed a substantial increase in the way academics use and value online libraries. According to the report, 88% of researchers now see their… Read More
RCS joins OpenAthens access management federation - June 29, 2016
The Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS), a professional membership association and registered charity devoted to advancing the highest standards of surgical care, has announced an expanded strategic partnership with Eduserv. RCS is the latest publisher to join the OpenAthens access management federation to provide… Read More
CHORUS adds public access flag to search results - June 27, 2016
Finding publicly accessible content just got a little easier with the addition of a new functionality to the CHORUS search beta results to indicate whether or not an article is publicly accessible, or when it will be made available if known. Every article in the… Read More
Apple to begin paying $400 million to consumers in price-fixing settlement - June 22, 2016
Beginning June 21, 2016, millions of e-book purchasers will receive credits and checks for twice their losses following an antitrust lawsuit filed against Apple Inc. and five of the nation’s largest publishing companies for their roles in an alleged e-book price-fixing scheme, according to Hagens Berman,… Read More
National Diversity in Libraries Conference 2016 travel award recipients selected - June 21, 2016
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is awarding 26 scholarships for individuals to attend the 2016 National Diversity in Libraries Conference (NDLC '16), August 10–13, in Los Angeles, California. Each scholarship awardee will receive $1,000 for travel to and participation in the conference. These awards are… Read More
THE MARKETS – Global Publishing Summit 2016 - June 14, 2016
In 2015, for the first time in four years, sales of printed books once again rose slightly, by 0.4 per cent, from 2.748 billion pounds to 2.760 billion pounds. By contrast, at the same time and for the first time in seven years, digital sales (e-books, audio downloads, online subscriptions)… Read More
