London Book Fair official Market Focus handed over from China to Turkey - April 19, 2012
The London Book Fair, the British Council, the General Administration for Press and Publication (GAPP) and the Turkish Ministry for Culture and Tourism formally inaugurated Turkey as Market Focus for 2013 in an official handover ceremony on the final day of the fair. The official… Read More
Pensoft Publishers to preserve e-journals in CLOCKSS Archive - April 19, 2012
The CLOCKSS Archive has partnered with Pensoft Publishers to preserve its e-journals in CLOCKSS's geographically and geopolitically distributed network of redundant archive nodes, located at 12 major research libraries around the world. By archiving with CLOCKSS, Pensoft seeks to ensure that an author's work will… Read More
Nature Publishing Group announces mobile-optimisation for its journals on nature.com - April 19, 2012
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG), UK, has announced mobile-optimisation for a number of its journals on nature.com. Nature, Nature Climate Change, Nature Communications and Scientific Reports now offer complete mobile-optimised versions of their websites, designed for use in web browsers on 'small screen' devices like… Read More
MetaPress announces three new levels of service for publishers - April 18, 2012
MetaPress, a web hosting platform service for STM content, has announced three targeted product offerings to meet the needs of publishers, regardless of size. The three levels of service - Tailor-Made, Standard, and Essential - target the particular needs of large and small publishers. … Read More
College faculty prefer print textbooks to digital version, says BISG study - April 18, 2012
The Book Industry Study Group (BISG) recently conducted the 'Faculty Attitudes Toward Content in Higher Education', a survey of college faculty perceptions toward classroom materials. The survey found that professors continue to equate their own and their students' successes in the classroom to the use of… Read More
Jefferson State Community College in Alabama selects EBSCO Discovery Service for its discovery needs - April 18, 2012
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing, US, has announced that the Jefferson State Community College in Alabama has chosen its EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS). The college is the first community college in the state to implement EDS. When looking to implement a discovery service, Jefferson… Read More
