Elsevier launches Publishing Ethics Resource Kit - March 6, 2008
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the launch of its Publishing Ethics Resource Kit (PERK). The global publisher launched this online resource at Elsevier Editors' Conference in Singapore. PERK is an online resource which contains links to Elsevier and non-Elsevier policy and procedures documents, decision trees… Read More
Serials Solutions releases free enhancement to allow libraries track resource usage - March 6, 2008
Serials Solutions, a business unit of ProQuest, US, has announced the release of 360 Search Usage Reporting, a free enhancement that allows libraries to track resource usage through 360 Search federated search service. Usage Reporting enables librarians to analyse usage trends with graphically and textually represented… Read More
Dear Subscribers - March 6, 2008
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McGraw-Hill Professional and ACP announce co-publishing deal - March 5, 2008
McGraw-Hill Professional, part of education materials publisher McGraw-Hill Education, has announced a new co-publishing agreement with the American College of Physicians (ACP). The McGraw-Hill/ACP alliance combines two of the world's leading authorities in medical literature. This partnership is expected to yield next generation resources for physicians… Read More
Macmillan arm acquires US school textbooks publisher Compset - March 5, 2008
Macmillan Publishing Solutions (MPS), the outsourcing arm of Macmillan India Ltd., has announced the acquisition of Compset Inc., a US-based provider of full-service graphics and composition services, for an undisclosed amount. Compset holds developmental and production expertise in elementary-high (el-hi) school textbooks, higher education, medical reference… Read More
Ingram Digital, ALPSP announce new eBooks agreement - March 5, 2008
Digital content services provider Ingram Digital Group, US, an Ingram Content company, has announced that it has been selected by the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) as the preferred partner to establish a new co-operative eBook service for its… Read More
