The UK Medical Heritage Library now available online for free - May 10, 2017
A £1m project to digitise more than 15 million pages of 19th century medical texts has been completed and the material is now available online for free. It has taken three years to convert these historic published works for use in the 21st century by learners, teachers and researchers. … Read More
Figshare partners with ORCID to showcase staff contributions - May 10, 2017
Figshare, an online digital repository for academic research, has announced that ORCID, provider of persistent identifiers (iDs) for researchers, is now using Figshare to showcase its resources, documentation, staff contributions and other publicly available materials. Since launching in 2012, ORCID has… Read More
Allen Press promotes Dan Scobee to Director of Manufacturing - May 10, 2017
Allen Press, Inc. has announced the promotion of Dan Scobee to Director of Manufacturing. Scobee first joined the Allen Press team in October 2016 as a Web Press Consultant to help manage the installation of a new M600 web press. As Director of Manufacturing, Scobee… Read More
Mark Allin resigns as President and CEO of Wiley - May 9, 2017
Publisher John Wiley and Sons, Inc. has announced that President and CEO Mark Allin has resigned for family reasons, effective immediately. Matthew Kissner, Chairman of the Board, has been named interim CEO. The Board has begun a search for Allin's successor. Allin is a 16-year Wiley… Read More
Ex Libris increases library connectivity with implementation of BIBFRAME roadmap - May 9, 2017
Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced that it is carrying out its BIBFRAME roadmap, designed to enable institutions to gradually implement BIBFRAME with minimal disruption to their workflows. Using BIBFRAME, libraries of the future will be able to seamlessly connect with the wider world of… Read More
UCL Press to expand textbook publishing programme, calls for proposals - May 9, 2017
UCL Press has announced that it is expanding its textbook publishing programme, following the successful open access publications of Textbook of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Key Concepts in Public Archaeology. It now invites applications from UCL academics to submit textbook proposals for any discipline taught… Read More
