Seven more university presses select Ingram’s MyiLibrary e-book platform - June 19, 2012
Ingram Content Group, a provider of a range of physical and digital services to the book industry, has announced that more University Presses are working with Ingram and its comprehensive MyiLibrary e-book platform to expand the reach of content to more readers worldwide. The most… Read More
Delmar and DEWALT announce new title in the Complete Handbook series - June 19, 2012
Learning solutions provider Delmar, part of Cengage Learning, US, and DEWALT have announced the availability of a new title in the Complete Handbook series – the DEWALT Residential Construction Codes Complete Handbook. DEWALT is a manufacturer of industrial power tools with more than 300 power tool… Read More
Google appeals against class action status for Authors Guild lawsuit - June 18, 2012
Internet search services provider Google, Inc., US, has confirmed that its attorneys have filed a petition to appeal Judge Denny Chin’s recent order granting the Authors Guild’s motion for class certification in its ongoing litigation. While details of the appeal filing were not immediately available, the… Read More
SAGE expands OA publishing portfolio - June 18, 2012
Academic and professional publisher SAGE has announced the launch of a further three broad-spectrum open access journals - SAGE Open Medicine, SAGE Open Medical Case Reports and SAGE Open Engineering. The journals will be open for submissions later in the summer of 2012. The new… Read More
UK govt. looking to open up access to publicly funded research - June 18, 2012
Scientific papers will soon be available freely online to the public in a UK government-backed project to open up knowledge at the expense of Britain's academic publishers, according to a report published in The Independent. The Coalition plans to stop publicly funded research going behind the… Read More
New mobile app for ALA Annual Conference Scheduler released - June 18, 2012
Attendees to the 2012 ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim can now keep track of everything while on the go with a new mobile app for the Conference Scheduler. The new app puts all the information people need right at their fingertips, including… Read More
