Macmillan Learning acquires Roberts & Company Publishers - January 14, 2016
Macmillan Learning has announced the acquisition of Roberts and Company, an independent publisher of higher education textbooks, interactive media, and original monographs in biology, chemistry, engineering and related disciplines. Ben Roberts, Founder and Publisher of Roberts & Company, will join Macmillan Learning as the Vice… Read More
ACI Information Group in deal with Portico to preserve Scholarly Blog Collection - January 13, 2016
ACI Information Group, LLC (ACI) will preserve the ACI Scholarly Blog Index with Portico, ensuring that the first digital collection of scholarly blogs will be secure and available for library subscribers into the future. ACI Information Group is a leading aggregator… Read More
2016 ALA Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits — thousands of attendees address the many ways libraries transform - January 13, 2016
11,716 librarians, library workers and supporters, including 3,622 exhibitors, shared the latest library-related trends, updates, innovations, products, titles and services at the 2016 American Library Association Midwinter Meeting and Exhibits in Boston, Jan. 8-12. Lively conversations, productive problem-solving and networking took place throughout the Boston Convention… Read More
EBSCO Information Services introduces $150,000 grant to fund solar adoption - January 12, 2016
EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) is introducing a grant to help libraries Go Solar. As part of the EBSCO Solar initiative, EBSCO is currently soliciting grant applications to help libraries in the United States fund solar installations. EBSCO is making a total of $150,000 available to one… Read More
Enviro Research Publishers and the International Journal of Food Studies to preserve e-journals with Portico - January 12, 2016
Digital preservation specialist Portico has announced that Enviro Research Publishers will preserve e-journals with Portico, ensuring that they will be secure and available into the future. Enviro Research Publishers is a publishing house from India that provides the research community with… Read More
ScienceOpen’s new tool for researchers to create their own ‘best of’ collections - January 12, 2016
ScienceOpen, the research and publishing network, has created a tool for researchers to create their own 'best of' collections from among over 10 million articles across all publishers and journals. The 'Collection' principle may change the way scientists access and prioritise academic literature in journals. … Read More
