CJK Group, Inc. acquires The Sheridan Group - April 4, 2017
CJK Group, the holding company for Bang Printing, a leading manufacturer of books, catalogues, publications and fulfillment services, has acquired The Sheridan Group headquartered in Hunt Valley, MD, including its operating divisions in Chelsea, MI, Hanover, PA, Waterbury, VT, and Hanover, NH.… Read More
European Commission mulls over setting up publishing platform for scientists it funds - April 3, 2017
The European Commission, which spends over €10 billion annually on research, may follow two other big league funders, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Wellcome Trust, and set up a publishing platform for the scientists it funds, in an attempt to accelerate the transition… Read More
Cambridge University Press and AJE launch new language editing service for authors - April 3, 2017
Academic publisher Cambridge University Press has announced the launch of a new author services website for 2017, in partnership with author services company American Journal Experts (AJE). The site will offer language editing for prospective authors who are writing in English as a second language.… Read More
Brill joins Jisc Digital Archival Collections group purchasing pilot in the UK - April 3, 2017
Academic publisher Brill has joined a UK pilot project organised by Jisc, the Digital Archival Collections group purchasing pilot, aimed at lowering the costs of purchasing digital archival collections for UK university libraries and increasing access to important resources of primary source… Read More
BMJ reaches global healthcare via Figure 1 app - April 3, 2017
Medical knowledge provider BMJ is bringing their latest research directly to healthcare professionals via the Figure 1 app. With more than one million doctors, nurses, and medical students on the network, BMJ researchers are using Figure 1 to discuss their work with their target audience immediately… Read More
New OCLC Research report explores the Realities of Research Data Management - April 3, 2017
A new OCLC Research report, 'A Tour of the Research Data Management (RDM) Service Space,' provides an overview of the RDM service space and sets the stage for further exploration of RDM at four universities around the world. This report is the first in a… Read More
