US publishing market shows steady title growth in 2011, says Bowker report - June 6, 2012
Bibliographic information management solutions provider Bowker, US, has released its annual report on the US print book publishing for 2011, compiled from its Books In Print database. Based on preliminary figures from US publishers, Bowker is projecting that traditional print book output grew 6 percent in… Read More
ACRL Value of Academic Libraries initiative moves forward with roadmap from national summits - June 6, 2012
The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) has released a white paper, 'Connect, Collaborate, and Communicate: A Report from the Value of Academic Libraries Summits,' which reports on two invitational summits supported by a National Leadership Collaborative Planning Grant from the… Read More
Global submission rates for academic journals at their highest level in six years, says new report - June 5, 2012
The Intellectual Property & Science division of Thomson Reuters has released a new report affirming global submission rates for academic journals are at their highest level in six years. The ScholarOne Manuscripts report, Global Publishing: Changes in submission trends and the impact on scholarly publishers,… Read More
Impelsys unveils iPublishCentral 4.0 at BEA 2012 - June 5, 2012
Electronic content delivery solutions provider Impelsys, US, has unveiled the latest version of its digital publishing software platform at BookExpo America (BEA) 2012 in New York City. iPublishCentral is a comprehensive platform that allows publishers to warehouse, deliver, distribute, market and… Read More
Ingram’s Vital Source becomes first e-textbook solution provider to deliver support for the EPUB 3 standard - June 5, 2012
Vital Source Technologies, Inc., an Ingram Content Group company, has implemented support for the EPUB 3 standard in its flagship Bookshelf platform. With this move, the company becomes the first e-textbook solution provider to deliver support for the latest version of the open industry standard. … Read More
UBM Electronics revamps EDN.com - June 5, 2012
Technical information provider UBM Electronics, a UBM company, has announced the redesign of EDN.com, the Electronics Design Network, a new online community designed for electronics design engineers, developers, and industry-related management. EDN serves as the go-to source for expert information and resources for electronics engineers worldwide.… Read More