HarperCollins to adopt global publishing system to enhance operations - October 12, 2012
English language publisher HarperCollins Publishers, Germany, has announced that it will roll out a new global publishing system, called Global Product Manager. The system, developed in partnership with Publishing Technology, will enable HarperCollins to unify editorial, marketing and business data around the world, widening the reach… Read More
Delegates invited to sign up for Online Information event - October 12, 2012
The Online Information 2012 Conference and Exhibition is to be held at the Victoria Park Plaza, London from November 20-21. Since passes are selling out, delegates have been advised to sign up for the conference. This limited availability has come about since Online Information reported a… Read More
Digital content, eBooks continue to be ‘hot topics’ on day two at Frankfurt Book Fair - October 11, 2012
Digital content, eBooks and related topics continued to be 'hot topics' at the ongoing Frankfurt Book Fair on day two. Some of the discussions focused on the education market. Expresso Education's presentation 'Feeding the digital appetite of today's learners' offered insights about how topical, real-world… Read More
Thomson Reuters launches outsourced administrative services for intellectual property - October 11, 2012
The Intellectual Property (IP) & Science business of Thomson Reuters, US, has announced the expansion of Global IP Services with the launch of IP Administrative Services. The new service is projected as a natural complement to its portfolio of expert patent and trademark solutions. IP organisations… Read More
Serials Solutions to index Scopus in Summon Discovery Service - October 11, 2012
Serials Solutions, a ProQuest business, has announced that it will index content in Scopus, an abstract and citation database from Elsevier, and expose its widely-used citation counts in the Summon discovery service. Serials Solutions' pioneering approach to displaying citation counts in Summon search results – along… Read More
Metapress launches new mobile-optimised platform – Metapress Mobile - October 11, 2012
MetaPress, a web hosting platform service for STM content as well as humanities and social sciences, has announced the launch of Metapress Mobile. This new mobile-optimised platform allows publishers to present their content attractively, while offering pairing for up to five devices and the ability to… Read More
