IOP Publishing unveils first ebooks collections - October 10, 2013
IOP Publishing (IOP), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Institute of Physics, has announced the launch of its new ebooks publishing programme. The announcement was made at the ongoing Frankfurt Book Fair (9–13 October). IOP announced its entrance into the ebook market and a new… Read More
IOP Publishing in deal with ACCUCOMS for corporate representation in Turkey - October 10, 2013
ACCUCOMS, a Netherlands-based provider of sales and marketing services to scholarly and society publishers, has announced a new agreement with IOP Publishing for corporate representation in Turkey. ACCUCOMS will be actively promoting IOPcorporate products. ACCUCOMS will be actively promoting IOPcorporate in Turkey, providing an on-the-ground… Read More
World Scientific Publishing to preserve e-books with Portico - October 9, 2013
Digital preservation specialist Portico has announced that World Scientific Publishing has entered into an agreement to preserve its e-books. World Scientific Publishing has preserved its e-journals with Portico since 2010. Portico is a digital preservation service for e-journals, e-books, and other scholarly e-content. The Portico… Read More
Frankfurt Book Fair begins - October 9, 2013
The annual Frankfurt Book Fair kicked off October 9, 2013. About 7,300 exhibitors from 100 countries are attending the Frankfurt Book Fair this year. Calling on publishers to use “Tarzan” Economics to swing to the new vine, Jim Griffen of Onehouse LLC delivered the keynote… Read More
Scopus indexes first 7,500 book titles as part of its Book Titles Expansion program - October 9, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that Scopus has indexed the first 7,500 book titles as part of its Book Titles Expansion program. By 2015, an estimated 75,000 book titles will be indexed. The inclusion of book titles adds to the more than 50 million records… Read More
Jisc signs framework agreement with Google Apps for Education - October 9, 2013
Janet, part of the Jisc group, whose primary purpose is to provide network infrastructure and related services for schools, colleges and universities in the UK, has announced a major framework agreement with Google Apps for Education. The agreement will make it easier… Read More
