AAP announces new initiative to rapidly advance implementation of EPUB 3 as the standard global distribution format for eBooks - July 25, 2013
The Association of American Publishers (AAP) has announced its support for the establishment of EPUB 3 as the standard global distribution format for eBooks and has embarked on a new initiative designed to rapidly advance the format's implementation in the marketplace. The EPUB 3 Implementation… Read More
Alexander Street Press launches evidence-based acquisition - July 25, 2013
Electronic publisher Alexander Street Press, US, has announced a milestone agreement with the University of Dundee in Scotland that establishes the publisher as a key resource for evidence-based acquisition of library materials. Beginning this month, patrons of the University of Dundee's library will have unlimited… Read More
Swets and JSTOR in deal to add JSTOR e-Book content into SwetsWise catalogue - July 25, 2013
Information services provider Swets, Netherlands, has signed a deal with JSTOR, the digital library of journals, books and primary sources, to make all of their eBook titles available to order directly through its SwetsWise platform. With over 20,000 current and backlist books available in the Books… Read More
Elsevier publishes seven new cyber security books - July 24, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the publication of seven new cyber security books, including Introduction to Cyber-Warfare: A Multidisciplinary Approach and The Basics of Hacking and Penetration Testing: Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing Made Easy. These and other related book titles will be available at… Read More
Information specialists from science and business would recommend FIZ AutoDoc, confirms new US market survey - July 24, 2013
FIZ Karlsruhe – Leibniz Institute for Information Infrastructure has announced that its FIZ AutoDoc service has been ranked among the best in almost all categories in the current market survey conducted by Outsell, a US-based research and advisory firm. Document delivery services are gaining more… Read More
AIP Publishing joins Kudos as final pilot partner - July 24, 2013
Kudos, the new service that helps authors and institutions maximise the visibility of their publications, has announced a third and final partner for its pilot phase of research and development. AIP Publishing (AIP) now joins the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)… Read More
