EBSCO Publishing wins Silver in Best in Biz Awards 2012 EMEA - May 17, 2012
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing, US, has been named the silver winner in Most Innovative Company of the Year in Best in Biz Awards 2012 EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa). This is the only independent international business awards programme judged by members of the press… Read More
IMLS report explores role of libraries and museums in participatory culture - May 17, 2012
The US’ Salzburg Global Seminar and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) have announced the publication of a report titled ‘Libraries and Museums in an Era of Participatory Culture.’ The report details the events of the October 2011 convening of 58 library, museum and… Read More
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. launches new OA journal – BioResearch Open Access - May 17, 2012
Publisher Mary Ann Liebert, Inc, US, has announced the release of the inaugural issue of BioResearch Open Access, a new bimonthly peer-reviewed open access journal. The journal provides a new rapid-publication forum for a broad range of scientific topics including but not limited to molecular and… Read More
CRCnetBASE to be included in Library Journal’s Best Reference 2011 feature - May 17, 2012
CRC Press, a US-based publisher of technical and scientific works, has announced that Library Journal has selected its eBook platform, CRCnetBASE, to be included in the journal’s Best Reference 2011 feature. The annual Library Journal Best Reference list recognises the top… Read More
Wiley and Quantum Simulations partner to deliver intelligent adaptive learning and assessment solution for accounting education - May 16, 2012
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, has partnered with Quantum Simulations, Inc. to offer intelligent adaptive learning and assessment software with Wiley’s print and digital accounting textbooks, starting with Introductory Accounting through Intermediate Accounting. Quantum Simulation is a developer of artificial intelligence-based education products and… Read More
Cambridge University Press responds to US ruling on GUS infringement case - May 16, 2012
Academic publisher Cambridge University Press (CUP), UK, has responded to a US judge’s long-awaited ruling in the case it brought, along with Oxford University Press and Sage Publications Inc., in 2008. The three publishers sued Georgia State University (GSU), claiming that GSU’s use of unlicensed book… Read More
