The University of Amsterdam selects Ex Libris’ Aleph integrated library system - September 10, 2009
Library solutions provider Ex Libris (Deutschland) GmbH has announced that the University of Amsterdam (UvA) has successfully gone live with its new Aleph integrated library system (ILS). Aleph provides academic, research, and national libraries with the efficient, user-friendly tools and workflow support they need to meet… Read More
NPG names new editors for the Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism - September 10, 2009
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG), UK, and the International Society for Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism have announced the appointment of the new Editors of the Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism (JCBFM). Dr. Ulrich Dirnagl and Dr. Martin Lauritzen take up their positions… Read More
Dear Subscriber - September 10, 2009
STM Publishers and other print/publishing Services and Support Tools providers can now use the all new K-Store platform to post information across three sections – a Jobs section, a virtual storefronts directory and a print/publishing Read More
European groups raise objections over Google book-scanning initiative - September 9, 2009
Internet search services provider Google, Inc.’s book-scanning project has been criticised by a group of authors, publishers and the governments of France and Germany, it has been reported. According to them, the plan would give Google too much control over out-of-print books. The complaints were raised… Read More
Co-op, web most relevant in books marketing today, says survey - September 9, 2009
Online publishing newsletter Publishing Perspectives has released the results of a survey, conducted among publishing and ad execs in the US, discussing the issue of declining marketing budgets. The survey revealed that one stable area of the marketing spend is on ‘co-op,’ or the cash paid… Read More
Elsevier to make 250 Health Sciences eBook titles available via ScienceDirect - September 9, 2009
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that nearly 250 health sciences titles published and/or publishing in 2009 and 2010 will be launched in October. These new eBook collections cover clinical content in clinical medicine, veterinary medicine, and health professions. Elsevier will make these titles available electronically… Read More
