OCA to scan orphan works via digital interlibrary loan system - October 31, 2007
The Open Content Alliance (OCA) has reportedly announced that it will begin scanning some open works for distribution via a digital interlibrary loan system. The move follows the recent statement regarding use of orphan works by three professional publishing associations. The three associations are the Association… Read More
Child Development Perspectives publishes inaugural issue - October 31, 2007
Wiley-Blackwell, the STM and scholarly publishing business of John Wiley & Sons, Inc, US, has announced the publication of the first issue of Child Development Perspectives. A new journal published in partnership with the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), Child Development Perspectives seeks to… Read More
New vertical search engine for the Aerospace & Defense Industry - October 31, 2007
Aviation Week, part of The McGraw-Hill Companies, US, has announced the launch of an aerospace and defence industry vertical search engine at www.aviationweek.com. The new search engine seeks to provide AviationWeek.com users with a single resource to obtain aviation-specific information from highly specialised sources in a… Read More
Online e-books marketplace Mixiv launched - October 31, 2007
Mixiv.com, a US-based online e-books sales platform, has gone on stream. The portal allows digital e-book publishers to sell unlimited products online in minutes, deliver them securely, pay no additional transaction fees, get them listed in web-wide marketplaces and also participate in an affiliate programme. The… Read More
Dear Subscribers - October 31, 2007
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Ovid releases new electronic information search platform - October 29, 2007
US-based information research solutions provider Ovid Technologies, part of Wolters Kluwer Health, has announced the release of OvidSP, its new electronic information search platform. OvidSP is projected as the next evolution of Ovid's two existing platforms, Ovid Web Gateway and SilverPlatter WEBSPIRS. The new platform is… Read More
