British Library names Frances Brindle as Director of Strategic Marketing and Communications - June 26, 2009
The British Library, the national library of the UK, has announced the appointment of Frances Brindle as the British Library's new Director of Strategic and Marketing and Communications (SM&C). Brindle started in her role on June 8, 2009. As Director of SM&C at the British Library,… Read More
JISC, Higher Education Academy launch Open Educational Resources programme - June 26, 2009
The UK's Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) and the Higher Education Academy have officially launched the Open Educational Resources (OER) programme. The initiative, funded by HEFCE and run by the Academy and JISC, aims to make a wide range of learning resources created by academics freely… Read More
NPG titles lead 2008 Journal Citation Reports - June 26, 2009
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG), UK, has announced that its flagship publication Nature continues its position as the number one weekly science journal, with a new Impact Factor of 31.434. Thomson Reuters recently published the new Impact Factors in the 2008 Journal Citation Report (JCR),… Read More
Pearson invests $30 million in Indian education companies - June 26, 2009
Publishing group Pearson, UK, has announced investments totalling $30 million in two Indian education companies - Educomp Solutions and TutorVista. The move is seen to build Pearson's position in one of the world's largest and fastest-growing education markets. Educomp, a listed education company, serves more than… Read More
EMpact Sales and Multi-Science Publishing sign exclusive partnership deal - June 26, 2009
EMpact Sales (EMpact), the publisher representation group of EBSCO Information Services, US, has announced an agreement with Multi-Science Publishing Co Ltd. in which EMpact will serve as exclusive sales and marketing representative. According to the agreement, EMpact will promote scientific journals that concentrate on energy, acoustics… Read More
Ex Libris launches version 7.1 of the Voyager integrated library system - June 26, 2009
Library solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced the general release of version 7.1 of the Voyager integrated library system (ILS). The new features introduced in version 7.1 extend WebVoyáge capabilities and tighten the integration of Voyager with other Ex Libris solutions - the Primo… Read More
