UBM plc names Adrian Barrick as Chief Content Officer - November 30, 2012
Global media and B2B communications, marketing service and data provider UBM plc has announced the appointment of Adrian Barrick as the company's Chief Content Officer. In this new role Adrian will work across UBM to develop a robust and compelling content strategy to support UBM's commercial… Read More
Dialogue between publisher and customer required to improve retention and renewal rates, says ACCUCOMS report - November 29, 2012
ACCUCOMS, a Netherlands-based provider of sales and marketing services to scholarly and society publishers, has released the findings of a new report titled 'Improving Customer Retention and Renewal Rates.' According to the report, publishers need to focus on establishing a dialogue with their customers if they… Read More
Ingram Content Group announces new appointments - November 29, 2012
Ingram Content Group, US, has announced the appointment and promotion of two executives to Ingram's fast-growing library services business. Dan Sheehan, has been promoted, and has assumed the role of Vice President & General Manager of Ingram's library services group. Pamela Smith will join Ingram… Read More
ALA unveils E-book Media & Communications Toolkit for librarians - November 29, 2012
The American Library Association (ALA) has released the 'ALA E-book Media & Communications Toolkit,' a set of materials that will support librarians in taking action in their communities. The toolkit was developed by the ALA's Digital Content and Libraries Working Group (DCWG). It includes op-ed… Read More
Aries Systems renames Preprint Manager to ProduXion Manager - November 28, 2012
Aries Systems, a US-based developer of workflow platforms for scholarly publishers, has renamed its production tracking solution from 'Preprint Manager' to 'ProduXion Manager.' Aries’ cloud-based workflow solutions have been adopted by more than 4,800 scholarly journals and are used to process millions of manuscripts. … Read More
ExPub releases R2 to provide access to ECHA REACH registrations database - November 28, 2012
EBSCO Publishing's Expert Publishing (EXPub) has unveiled R2, a tool for companies impacted by the EU's Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) Regulations. R2, a search engine, seeks to provide integrated access to the Official ECHA REACH Registration Database leveraging the EXPERTIndex to provide… Read More
