Stanford University plans to continue digitising books despite ruling in Google case - March 24, 2011
Stanford University has expressed its disappointment with the latest ruling in the Google Books Agreement case. The university is analysing the decision and will consult with other libraries participating in Google's digitisation project. US Circuit Judge Denny Chin had said the deal between Google and… Read More
2012 to be revenue tipping point for e-books, says Publishing Technology report - March 24, 2011
Publishing Technology plc, a UK-based provider of software and services to the publishing industry, has released a new research at BML's annual Books & Consumers Conference. A third of UK trade publishers surveyed predict that over 10 percent of their total book revenue will come from… Read More
RSC welcomes UK’s budgetary proposals to boost growth of science - March 24, 2011
The UK's Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) has welcomed Chancellor George Osborne's budget. According to Prof. David Phillips, President of the RSC, Osborne's 'budget for growth' is to be welcomed as a much needed boost for science and enterprise. The chancellor's growth-boosting initiatives - such… Read More
US dominates Nature Publishing Index Global Top 50 - March 24, 2011
Institutions in the US dominate a new ranking of the world's top 50 institutions. The Nature Publishing Index Global Top 50 ranks the top 50 institutions in the world, according to their output of primary research articles in Nature research journals in 2010. Launched as a beta website at
Wound nursing journal affiliates with Canadian Association for Enterostomal Therapy - March 24, 2011
The Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing (JWOCN) has affiliated with the Canadian Association for Enterostomal Therapy (CAET), expanding its position within the global community of wound, ostomy and continence nursing. As a result of this collaboration, members of the Canadian Association for Enterostomal Therapy… Read More
SAGE Handbook bags American Psychological Association’s Ursula Gielen Global Psychology Book Award - March 24, 2011
Academic publisher SAGE has announced that the International Handbook of Cross-Cultural Counseling: Cultural Assumptions and Practices Worldwide edited by P. Paul Heppner, Stefanía Ægisdóttir, Seung-Ming Alvin Leung, and Kathryn L. Norsworthy recently received the prestigious Ursula Gielen Global Psychology Book Award. Presented by Division 52 (International… Read More
