EBSCO introduces 15 new EBSCO eBook Subject sets to help librarians build e-book collections - September 30, 2013
Library resources provider EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) has introduced 15 new EBSCO eBook Subject Sets to help librarians build their e-book collections. Subject sets are pre-packaged sets of titles from leading publishers in specific, high-interest topics designed to meet the needs of libraries while simplifying collection… Read More
SPARC and the World Bank announce speakers for Open Access Week 2013 kick-off event - September 30, 2013
The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) and the World Bank have announced the speakers for the Open Access Week 2013 kick-off event to be held October 21, starting at 3:00 p.m. EDT in Washington, DC. Speakers include: Stefano Bertuzzi, Executive Director of the American… Read More
Hawaii Department of Education selects McGraw-Hill Education’s Reading Wonders program for state-wide use - September 30, 2013
Digital learning company McGraw-Hill Education, US, has announced that the Hawaii Department of Education has selected McGraw-Hill Reading Wonders – the first-to-market K-6 core reading program built from the ground up to address the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts – as the exclusive… Read More
Penguin Group to distribute eBooks to public libraries via Axis 360 - September 30, 2013
Baker & Taylor, a distributor of digital and physical books, has announced that Penguin Group (USA) LLC's ebooks are available to all public libraries and consortia using the Axis 360 digital media platform. In Fall 2012, two Axis 360 libraries participated in a test program circulating… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - September 30, 2013
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Phil Davis (Visualizing Article Performance — Altmetrics Searches for Appropriate Display); Joe Wikert (The "more content is better" myth); George Lozano (Registered Reports: a new publishing initiative aimed at countering publication bias); and Joseph Esposito (When It Comes to Green… Read More
Springer set to publish journal portfolio of the Association for Behavior Analysis International - September 27, 2013
STM publisher Springer will collaborate with the Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI) to publish The Behavior Analyst, The Analysis of Verbal Behavior and Behavior Analysis in Practice, starting in 2014. The organisation's three journals will be available in print and electronically on Read More
