STM Publishing market grew 3.8 percent in 2008, says report - February 2, 2009
Media industry forecast and analysis firm Simba Information has released a new strategic market report, according to which, the overall growth in scientific, technical and medical (STM) publishing fell a point and half to 3.8 percent in 2008 to approach $16 billion. The report provides an… Read More
Ingram Digital and ALPSP launch exclusive e-Book Collection - February 2, 2009
Digital content services provider Ingram Content companies, US, has announced the launch of a new eBooks cooperative service enabling members of the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) to offer multi-publisher collections to libraries. The ALPSP eBook Collection (AeBC) consists… Read More
Bowker and ProQuest to distribute LibraryThing’s LTFL to libraries worldwide - February 2, 2009
Cambridge Information Group (CIG), a privately held investment firm and parent company to Bowker and ProQuest, recently made an equity investment in LibraryThing, an emerging provider of online book cataloging services and solutions. Under the deal, CIG has purchased a minority stake in LibraryThing and has… Read More
ARL and ACRL release guide for developing scholarly communication program in libraries - February 2, 2009
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) have published a guide to "Developing a Scholarly Communication Program in Your Library." The guide provides background information and outlines steps for setting up a scholarly communication… Read More
Versita, MPS Technologies partner to build e-content platforms in Central and Eastern Europe - February 2, 2009
Versita, a leading STM e-publisher and e-publishing technology marketer in Central and Eastern Europe, has announced a partnership with MPS Technologies to implement the MPS ContentStore platform for launching and developing their new digital business. MPS Technologies is the technology arm of… Read More
BioSpace partners with Journal of Visualized Experiments - February 2, 2009
BioSpace.com, an online source for life sciences, has added scientific research videos to its online community for life science careers and industry resources. Video content is paired with advertising options and made available through a partnership with the Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE). JoVE is a… Read More
