FBF acquires minority stake in IPR License Ltd - May 27, 2015
The Frankfurt Book Fair (October 14-18, 2015) has announced a significant investment in IPR License, the global rights and licensing trading platform. The deal will see FBF take a minority shareholding in IPR License Ltd. The two companies will align to embark on a strategic sales,… Read More
The Institution of Engineering and Technology and Editage partner to offer pre-submission editing and language services for IET journal authors - May 27, 2015
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), Europe's leading publisher of world-class digital and print engineering & technology content, and Editage, an English-language editing and publication support services provider, have announced a partnership to provide discounted English-language editing services to authors submitting to the IET portfolio… Read More
SciELO and ReadCube partnership to enhance scholarly articles - May 27, 2015
Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO) has announced the integration of ReadCube Connect's Interactive PDF viewer for over 285 scientific journals and over 280,000 articles of the SciELO Brazil collection. ReadCube Connect combines the familiar, print-like layout of PDFs with interactivity and a… Read More
Society for General Microbiology to use CCC’s RightsLink® for Open Access to streamline entire author fee transaction process - May 27, 2015
The Society for General Microbiology (SGM) has chosen the RightsLink® for Open Access platform from Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), a global licensing and content solutions organisation, to manage Article Processing Charges (APCs) for its Open Access publications. RightsLink for Open… Read More
McGraw-Hill Education names Sally Shankland as President of its Higher Education group - May 27, 2015
Learning science company McGraw-Hill Education has appointed Sally Shankland as president of its Higher Education group. Shankland most recently served as chief executive officer of UBM Americas, a division of UBM plc, where she led the company's transition from print-based publishing to a digital marketing services… Read More
ARL, ACRL, ALA form joint advisory task force to clarify Academic Library Definitions in IPEDS Survey - May 27, 2015
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) have formed a joint advisory task force to suggest changes to the current definitions and instructions accompanying the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Academic Libraries Component for FY 2015. The… Read More
