Cengage Learning and Desire2Learn partner to deliver content and integrated solutions via MindLinks - November 4, 2011
Teaching, learning and research solutions provider Cengage Learning, US, and enterprise teaching and learning platforms provider Desire2Learn Inc. (Desire2Learn) have announced the immediate availability of the integration of Cengage's digital content and solutions with Desire2Learn Learning Suite. The relationship leverages the power of Cengage Learning's… Read More
Nature Publishing Group and Digital Science announce integration of ReadCube’s web reader tool with nature.com - November 3, 2011
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG), UK, and Digital Science, a division of Macmillan Publishers Ltd., have announced the integration of ReadCube's web reader tool with nature.com. The web reader tool is currently available to personal subscribers and site license users on Nature and 18 Nature… Read More
2012 eBook Frontlist collections now available for advance purchase on Elsevier’s SciVerse ScienceDirect - November 3, 2011
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that its 2012 eBook Frontlist collections are available for advance purchase on SciVerse ScienceDirect, Elsevier’s online platform for scientific content. The 2012 collection covers 23 distinct subject areas, with individual titles scheduled to publish between January 1 and December 31,… Read More
Amazon unveils Kindle Owners’ Lending Library for Amazon Prime members - November 3, 2011
Online books retailer Amazon.com, Inc., US, has announced the launch of the Kindle Owners' Lending Library. With an annual Amazon Prime membership, Kindle owners can now choose from thousands of books to borrow for free as frequently as a book a month, with no due dates.… Read More
Cengage Learning announces international advisory board for Nineteenth Century Collections Online - November 3, 2011
Teaching, learning and research solutions provider Cengage Learning, US, has announced the international advisory board for Nineteenth Century Collections Online, a new global digitisation and publishing programme that brings together rare nineteenth century primary source content from around the world. The archive will include content… Read More
Publishing services a key growth area for academic libraries, says SPARC report - November 2, 2011
The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) has released a new report on behalf of a team of researchers from the libraries of Purdue University, Georgia Institute of Technology and the University of Utah. The “Library Publishing Services: Strategies for Success” research project suggests that… Read More
