Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - February 27, 2017
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Roger C. Schonfeld (Who Has All the Content?); Faye Halpern and James Phelan (Writing an Effective Abstract: An Audience-Based Approach); Rick Anderson (The Forbidden Forecast: Thinking About Open Access and Library Subscriptions); Sabina Leonelli (Big and open data are prompting… Read More
Five Elsevier titles honoured with Textbook Excellence awards - February 24, 2017
STM publisher Elsevier has announced that five of its books will receive 2017 textbook awards in the College category from the Textbook & Academic Authors Association (TAA). Three titles will receive the Textbook Excellence Award, better known as a "Texty;" one title will receive the Most… Read More
Global medical education publishing market estimated to reach $ 3.9 billion in 2020, says new iHealthcareAnalyst report - February 24, 2017
The global medical education publishing market is estimated to reach nearly USD 3.9 billion in 2020, expanding at a CAGR of 6.1% from 2016 to 2020. Interested parties may browse Medical Education Publishing Market by Electronic Media Publishing (Digital Textbooks and Reference Books, Distance Learning, Hospital Training, Mobile Applications,… Read More
EBSCO Information Services chosen as an approved content provider for the NICE framework - February 24, 2017
EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) has been chosen as an approved content provider for the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) framework. The agreement allows purchasers from libraries, health care and social care-related organisations in the National Health Service (NHS) to search, order and purchase… Read More
AAAS to partner with the March for Science to promote science education and the use of scientific evidence to inform policy - February 24, 2017
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) will partner with the March for Science, a nonpartisan set of activities that aim to promote science education and the use of scientific evidence to inform policy. The March for Science has released a list of… Read More
SAGE Publishing appoints Michael Duffy as US Director of Library Sales - February 24, 2017
Academic publisher SAGE Publishing has announced that Michael Duffy has been appointed Director of Library Sales, overseeing SAGE's North American Library Sales Team. Michael joined SAGE Publishing as Library Sales Manager in 2011 and quickly moved from Senior Library Sales Manager to District Library Sales… Read More