Woodhead Publishing, Sara Books partner to form joint venture company in India - April 10, 2008
Scientific and technology publisher Woodhead Publishing, UK, has announced the incorporation of a joint venture company in India in partnership with its agent Sara Books. Called Woodhead Publishing India Private Limited, the company will publish books in materials, engineering, food science / technology, textiles and environmental… Read More
Call for applications for 2008 IFLA International Marketing Award for libraries - April 10, 2008
Academic and professional literature publisher Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., UK, and the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) are calling for final applications for the 2008 IFLA International Marketing Award. The award is to encourage marketing in libraries by rewarding the best creative, results-oriented… Read More
Dear Subscriber - April 10, 2008
STM Publishers can now add their Company to the Knowledgespeak Directory list. You can also update our events calendar, if you are organising an event which may be of interest to the STM publishing community. Also, you can send your company Read More
E-book publishing has strong growth potential, says publisher - April 9, 2008
The future of reference and e-book publishing remains strong, according to Rolf Janke, Vice President and Publisher of SAGE Reference. According to the publisher, the prospect of reference and e-book publishing remains strong despite continued concerns from the publishing industry over the growing popularity of social networking and online peer-reference… Read More
SPARC to host SPARC Digital Repositories Meeting 2008 - April 9, 2008
The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC), in partnership with SPARC Europe and SPARC Japan/National Institute of Informatics, has announced the SPARC Digital Repositories Meeting 2008, to be held November 17-18, 2008, in Baltimore, Maryland. Librarians, researchers, funders, administrators, government officials, publishers, and technologists from… Read More
Elsevier announces publishing deal with Geologists’ Association - April 9, 2008
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced a publishing partnership with the UK-based Geologists' Association. Under the deal, Elsevier will assume publication of the official journal of the Association, Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, starting January 2009. The first volume of the journal was published in 1859,… Read More