Independent Publishers Group acquires INscribe Digital - July 18, 2016
The Independent Publishers Group (IPG) has completed the transaction to purchase leading eBook distributor INscribe Digital. The acquisition includes INscribe Digital's distribution platform, marketplace monitoring tool, over 300 clients with more than 65,000 titles and the INscribe Digital staff. The acquisition provides IPG with a… Read More
Highland City Library selects SirsiDynix software solutions and data housing to support growth - July 18, 2016
Library automation solutions provider SirsiDynix has announced that Highland City Library, a local library in Utah, has opted for its SirsiDynix Symphony for new ILS. Highland City Library chose to adopt SirsiDynix's Symphony following a competitive tender process. In their migration away from Innovative Interfaces' Polaris,… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - July 18, 2016
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Neil Stewart, Jane Secker, Chris Morrison and Laurence Horton (Liberating Data: How libraries and librarians can help researchers with text and data mining.); Darrell Gunter(Guest Post, Darrell Gunter: Accessibility Is The New Innovation); Phil Davis (Will Citation Distributions Reduce Impact… Read More
Frontline wins publishing contract for the Society of Hospital Medicine - July 15, 2016
Frontline Medical Communications (FMC), a leader in digital, print and live events, has been awarded the publishing contract for the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM). The Society of Hospital Medicine, the premier professional organisation for hospitalists, has selected Frontline Medical Communications as publisher for its… Read More
Elsevier to announce results of second national survey on evidence-based practice with ANPD and OSU College of Nursing at ANPD Annual Convention - July 15, 2016
STM publisher Elsevier will announce the results of a second national study launched in collaboration with the Association for Nursing Professional Development (ANPD) and the Ohio State University College of Nursing (OSU CON) on evidence-based practice in nursing. The announcement will be made during a general… Read More
SAGE Publishing launches open access journal Childhood Obesity and Nutrition - July 15, 2016
Academic publisher SAGE Publishing has announced the launch of the open access journal Childhood Obesity and Nutrition (OBN), replacing ICAN: Infant, Child & Adolescent Nutrition. Broadening the scope of ICAN, OBN will reflect the changing field of pediatric obesity and nutrition as well as new knowledge… Read More
