Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - April 15, 2009
The Fourth edition of blogspeak is now online. Featured are Colin Smith (Concern about accepted manuscripts and the possibility of open access publishing); Gavin Baker (NIH Open-Access Policy Turns 1 Year Old); Kent Anderson (Are e-Books Already Mainstream?); David Clover (Online Research Papers Database - ORO); and Roddy MacLeod (Top… Read More
Over 9,000 reports from National Academies now available via Google Book Search - April 14, 2009
The National Academies has announced the completion of the first phase of a partnership with internet search services provider Google, US. The deal is to digitise the library's collection of reports from 1863 to 1997, making them available - free, searchable, and in full text -… Read More
Aspen Publishers announces availability of 2009 Medicare and Medicaid Reimbursement Update - April 14, 2009
Aspen Publishers, part of the Wolters Kluwer Law & Business group, US, has announced the availability of the 2009 Medicare and Medicaid Reimbursement Update. Healthcare professionals can now have a one-stop resource to help them navigate through the complex legal arena surrounding Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement.… Read More
EMpact Sales and e-libro partner to promote 30,000 Spanish language titles - April 14, 2009
EMpact Sales (EMpact), the publisher representation group of EBSCO Information Services, US, and e-libro, an international partner of e-content services and technology provider ebrary, have entered into a three-year partnership agreement. Under the agreement, EMpact will promote all Spanish language content in the e-libro database -… Read More
Swets Gateway signs sales and marketing agreement with MA Healthcare - April 14, 2009
Swets Gateway, the special publisher services division of Swets, Netherlands, has announced an agreement with UK-based MA Healthcare. Under the deal, Swets Gateway will act as the exclusive sales and marketing representative for MA Healthcare in the Asia/Pacific region. The agreement covers Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand,… Read More
ProQuest encourages libraries to explore advocacy programme tools and services - April 14, 2009
ProQuest, part of Cambridge Information Group, US, is celebrating National Library Week by encouraging libraries to take advantage of the company's popular advocacy programme. The programme includes tools and services that help librarians connect with their user communities, free database access and scholarship support for library… Read More
