BMJ appoints Joe Douress as US Marketing and Sales Director - May 9, 2014
Healthcare knowledge provider BMJ has announced the appointment of Joe Douress as US Marketing and Sales Director to help drive the company's US business objectives. Douress has proven success in developing and launching new products and increasing market share in the information services and publishing industry.… Read More
SAGE launches SAGE Research Methods Cases, an online collection of applied research methods cases - May 8, 2014
Academic publisher SAGE has announced the launch of SAGE Research Methods Cases, a collection of real social research case studies, specially commissioned and designed to help users understand abstract methodological concepts in practice. SAGE Research Methods Cases was developed for use in a college or… Read More
Emerald names Dr. Festus E. Obiakor and Dr. Jeffrey P. Bakken as new editors of Advances in Special Education book series - May 8, 2014
Academic publisher Emerald Group Publishing has named Dr. Festus E. Obiakor of Valdosta State University and Dr. Jeffrey P. Bakken of Bradley University as the new editors of the Advances in Special Education (ASE) book series. As leaders in the field of education, both will bring… Read More
Wolters Kluwer Health to adopt one-price print and digital book bundling for medical practice market - May 7, 2014
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health has announced plans to offer customers a one-price purchasing model that bundles Inkling™-powered eBooks with print counterparts for 2014 titles being offered to the medical professional market. The company has entered into a multi-year agreement with Inkling, a leading digital… Read More
Elsevier Foundation seeks new grant proposals for 2014 New Scholars and Innovative Libraries in Developing Countries programs - May 7, 2014
The Elsevier Foundation is seeking new grant proposals for the 2014 New Scholars and Innovative Libraries in Developing Countries programs. The deadline for applications is June 17, 2014. Grants will be awarded in December 2014 and provide one, two or three year awards between US$ 5,000… Read More
SAGE’s Ed McBride elected United for Libraries president-elect - May 7, 2014
Ed McBride, executive director of library sales for SAGE, has been elected 2014-2015 United for Libraries vice president/president elect. McBride was formerly chief member engagement officer at LYRASIS, senior vice president of Cengage Gale's Customer Resource Center and director of support services for the San… Read More
