ProQuest to digitise 70,000 volumes from BnF’s collection of European books as part of Early European Books programme - January 29, 2013
Information resources and technologies provider ProQuest, US, and the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF) in Paris are joining forces to expand access to the Library's rich historical treasures. As part of its Early European Books programme, ProQuest will digitise about 70,000 volumes from BnF's collection of… Read More
Semantico, ALPSP to hold seminar on strategies for building author-focused functionality - January 29, 2013
UK-based online publishing services provider Semantico Ltd. has announced that it is working with the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) on a seminar titled 'Ignore your authors at your peril: strategies and tactics for building a strong author-focused proposition.'… Read More
Touch Medical Media launches series of free to access educational resources - January 29, 2013
Medical publisher Touch Medical Media recently launched a portfolio of new products including multimedia offerings and topic specific scientific monthly newsletters within four key clinical specialties – Endocrinology, Neurology, Oncology and Ophthalmology. The move follows the company's management buyout from Touch Briefings. The launch will… Read More
Physics Research Promotion Center of Taiwan to join SCOAP3 - January 29, 2013
The Sponsoring Consortium for Open Access Publishing in Particle Physics (SCOAP3) has announced that the Physics Research Promotion Center of Taiwan has expressed its interest in joining the SCOAP3 consortium, representing the contribution of Taiwan. With this new participation, the SCOAP3 partnership now includes hundreds… Read More
Palgrave Macmillan announces OA option for monographs and Palgrave Pivot publications - January 29, 2013
Academic publisher Palgrave Macmillan has announced that it will offer authors and their funders the option to publish open access (OA) research across all publication formats. Palgrave Macmillan journal articles, monographs and Palgrave Pivot publications can now be made available with immediate open access upon… Read More
Swiss library BiG opts for Ex Libris’ Primo and Alma solutions - January 29, 2013
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that the Bibliothek am Guisanplatz (BiG) in Switzerland has adopted its Primo discovery and delivery solution and the next-generation Alma resource management service. BiG, the leading library of the Alexandria Library Network, reportedly required an integrated framework… Read More
