American Publishers and Authors require OFAC to permit US publication of books and articles from Syria - January 23, 2015
A coalition of leading publisher and author associations has written to the Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") of the Treasury Department demanding that it revise trade regulations that effectively prohibit American publishers from publishing books and journal articles written by Syrian authors. The Association… Read More
Oxford University Press publishes first issue of the European Heart Journal – Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy - January 23, 2015
Academic publisher Oxford University Press (OUP) has announced the publication of the first issue of European Heart Journal – Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy (EHJCVP), which it is publishing on behalf of the European Society for Cardiology (ESC) and the Working Group on Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy. Pharmacotherapy is an… Read More
Orbis Cascade Alliance and Ex Libris complete implementation of a shared resource management and discovery system - January 23, 2015
The Orbis Cascade Alliance, a consortium of 37 North American academic institutions known for innovative collaboration, and library automation services provider Ex Libris Group have announced the completion of a two-year effort to migrate Alliance members to a shared, next-generation library management and discovery solution. Alliance… Read More
Accessible Archives retains Scholarly iQ to upgrade COUNTER Usage reporting capabilities - January 23, 2015
Accessible Archives, Inc., a publisher of electronic full-text searchable historical databases, has announced that usage statistics for its collections will become available April 1, 2015 using the new COUNTER Release 4 (R4) standards. Scholarly iQ, a provider of eBusiness solutions to the academic publishing market,… Read More
Elsevier launches Knovel Quick Search for Autodesk Inventor - January 22, 2015
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the launch of Knovel Quick Search for Autodesk Inventor. This easy-to-use search application enhances engineers' workflow by enabling access to Knovel's extensive and trusted content resources without leaving the Inventor environment. Users can resolve critical engineering questions during the design and… Read More
Wiley appoints Mark Allin as Chief Operating Officer - January 22, 2015
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has announced the appointment of Mark Allin as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective May 1, 2015. In this new role, Allin will continue to report to Steve Smith, President and CEO, and have strategic and operational… Read More
