Dear Subscribers - November 19, 2007
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Asia, EMEA information markets to outpace America: report - November 16, 2007
The market for information in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Africa is heating up so fast that it has the potential to outpace the American market within two years or less. This is according to a new analysis from media industry-focused research and advisory firm Read More
Library leaders sign MoU to enhance Virtual International Authority File - November 16, 2007
Global library cooperative Online Computer Library Center Inc. (OCLC), the Bibliothèque nationale de France, the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and the Library of Congress have signed a memorandum of understanding to extend and enhance the Virtual International Authority File (VIAF), a project which virtually combines multiple name authority files into a single… Read More
Scientific journal editors meet at Havana - November 16, 2007
The Sixth International Encounter of Editors of Scientific Magazines was recently conducted at the Institute of Animal Science in Havana. Nearly 78 delegates participated in the event. The three-day meeting of scientific publishers, which concluded November 15, reviewed the situation of scientific editions in Cuba and other six nations. During… Read More
Portico to archive Palgrave Macmillan titles - November 16, 2007
Non-profit electronic archiving service provider Portico, US, has announced Palgrave Macmillan as its latest publisher participant. With this inclusion, over 7,300 titles have now been entrusted to the Portico archive. Through this agreement with Portico, Palgrave Macmillan seeks to ensure that its online collection of forty-four… Read More
Krames launches Children’s Hospital edition of Krames On-Demand - November 16, 2007
US-based patient education publisher Krames, part of MediMedia, has released a Children's Hospital edition of its patient education system, Krames On-Demand. The Children's Hospital Edition includes 1,400 titles, each in English and Spanish, covering the 29 most common areas addressed in pediatric hospitals across the country.… Read More
