EPUB 3.1 now proposed specification - October 17, 2016
The IDPF Board recently approved working group recommendations to advance the specifications of EPUB 3.1 to Proposed Specification status. A final member and public review and comment period for these specifications will be open through November 7, after which the final step according to IDPF policies… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - October 17, 2016
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Roger C. Schonfeld (A Taxonomy of University Presses Today); Adam Hodgkin (Guest Post, Adam Hodgkin: Do Books Need More Aggregation or More Curation - Time to Uncircle the Wagons?); Fiona Murphy (Publishing and sharing data papers can increase impact and… Read More
Elsevier announces publication of Current Trends in Information Literacy - October 14, 2016
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the publication of Current Trends in Information Literacy, the third volume in its Library Learning Trends eBook series. The series offers librarians and information resource managers access to free digital volumes that support and encourage learning and professional development in library… Read More
De Gruyter launches new imprint: De|G Press - October 14, 2016
Academic publisher De Gruyter is launching a new imprint, De|G Press, at the Frankfurt Book Fair. The rising need for practical, no-nonsense books and media with technical content in English for professionals in computing, IT, business, engineering and mathematics has grown exponentially in the past… Read More
Wiley selects CCC’s RightsLink platform to automate collection of page, colour, and custom cover charges - October 14, 2016
Global licensing and content solutions provider Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC) and publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has chosen CCC’s RightsLink® platform to automate the collection of page charges, colour charges, and custom cover charges within the author workflow for hundreds… Read More
Wolters Kluwer’s POC Advisor recognised by Fierce Innovation Awards: Healthcare Edition - October 14, 2016
The Health division of Wolters Kluwer, a global provider of information and point of care solutions for the healthcare industry, has been recognised by this year's Fierce Innovation Awards: Healthcare Edition, a unique awards program from the publisher of FierceHealthcare, FierceHealthIT and FierceMobileHealthPayer. Wolters Kluwer's clinical… Read More
