AOP census predicts 16% growth in digital revenues in 2009 - April 1, 2009
The Association of Online Publishers (AOP) has announced the results of the seventh annual AOP Census survey. The results reveal that UK online publishers predict a 16 percent growth in their digital revenues in 2009 - with digital revenues defined as income generated from various sources… Read More
Science of Synthesis Version 3.7 now available online - April 1, 2009
STM publisher Thieme Publishing Group, Germany, has announced the availability of Science of Synthesis Version 3.7. Science of Synthesis provides a comprehensive critical treatment of synthetic organic chemistry and is one of the most authoritative, in-depth information resources available on synthetic methodology. This upgraded version brings… Read More
Safari Books Online ventures into German-speaking markets - April 1, 2009
Safari Books Online, a US-based e-reference joint venture between publishers O'Reilly Media, Inc. and Pearson Technology Group, has announced that it has expanded into German-speaking markets by launching the Safari Books Online German Basic Tech Library. The German Basic Tech Library currently… Read More
ebrary offers Shibboleth authentication option to access products - April 1, 2009
E-book technology firm ebrary, US, has announced that customers can now use the Shibboleth authentication system to access any of the company's integrated products. These include e-books licensed under subscription and purchase models; ASP e-publishing services for distributing digitised documents online; and ISIS, its standalone e-publishing… Read More
SwetsWise Selection Support now available to order - April 1, 2009
Subscription services provider Swets, Netherlands, has announced that its comprehensive decision support solution, SwetsWise Selection Support, has completed Beta Testing and is now available to order. SwetsWise Selection Support has been designed to help librarians and other information professionals make better informed decisions about their electronic resources. The service… Read More
HighWire-hosted journals rank high among SLA’s Top 100 Journals in Biology and Medicine - April 1, 2009
Online technology provider in scholarly publishing HighWire Press, a division of the Stanford University Libraries, has announced that HighWire-hosted journals account for 37 of the top 100 journals in Biology and Medicine, according to SLA's BioMedical & Life Sciences Division. In conjunction with SLA's Centennial, the… Read More