Wiley and OhioLINK partner to lower cost of course materials in the state of Ohio - March 9, 2018
Publisher John Wiley and Sons, Inc. and OhioLINK, a consortium of 91 Ohio college and university libraries, have announced a new partnership that will reduce the cost of textbooks for students in the state of Ohio. This collaboration around Inclusive Access is part of Affordable Learning… Read More
Ethan Eisner to succeed Samuel Hardman as President of Reed Tech - March 9, 2018
Information-based solutions and services provider Reed Tech has announced the promotion of Ethan Eisner to President. He officially assumed responsibility on March 1. He succeeds Samuel Hardman who retired after nearly 30 years of loyal service, 17 as President, and has agreed to continue to serve… Read More
LBF International Excellence Awards 2018 shortlist revealed - March 9, 2018
The shortlist for The London Book Fair International Excellence Awards 2018 has been announced, with Brazil leading the way with five nominations, closely followed by USA with four, and a record-high 27 countries represented overall. The awards, which are held in partnership with the UK… Read More
NFAIS elects new Board of Directors leadership for 2018-2019 - March 8, 2018
The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS™), a global non-profit membership organisation serving the information services community, has announced its Board of Directors slate for 2018-2019. The new NFAIS Board assembled for its first meeting at the NFAIS 2018 Annual Conference, on March 2, in… Read More
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft and IOP Publishing announce new pilot agreement to help grow the society’s participation in OA publishing - March 8, 2018
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft (MPG) and IOP Publishing (IOP) have announced a new pilot agreement to help grow the society's participation in open access publishing. The new Institutional Research Licence has been developed by IOP to enable institutions to manage the cost of hybrid… Read More
Funding for scientific research marks new Canadian federal budget - March 8, 2018
The Canadian federal government recently released its annual budget, including a nearly-$4 billion (US $3.1 billion) increase in funding for science over the next five years. A sizeable amount of the funding will go directly to Canada's three granting councils, a critical recognition on behalf of the government of the… Read More
