Portico partners with Project MUSE to preserve UPCC e-books - September 26, 2012
Non-profit electronic archiving service provider Portico, US, and Project MUSE have announced a partnership to secure the long-term preservation of e-books published online in MUSE through the University Press Content Consortium (UPCC). Working together, Project MUSE and Portico will ensure that the e-book offerings of the… Read More
OUP ties up with MaRLI, TRNL to deliver monograph content via e-book programme - September 26, 2012
Publisher Oxford University Press (OUP), UK, has signed an agreement with the Manhattan Research Library Initiative (MaRLI) and the Triangle Research Libraries Network (TRLN). Under the deal, OUP will deliver monograph content through its University Press Scholarship Online (UPSO) e-book programme as well as a "shared… Read More
Sheridan unveils cloud-based production & management tool Virtual Publisher - September 26, 2012
Sheridan Magazines, a US-based provider of magazine and special interest publication printing, binding, comailing and distribution services, has announced the launch of a new cloud-based production and management service, Virtual Publisher. The tool, developed by Blanchard Systems Inc. and supported through Sheridan's Digital Services Team, is… Read More
253rd edition of ‘The Annual Register’ makes debut as e-book via ebrary - September 25, 2012
Information resources and technologies provider ProQuest, US, has announced that the 253rd edition of The Annual Register is now available online. The important events of 2011 are covered in this volume. The Annual Register, observed to be a trusted reference of libraries, makes its debut as… Read More
WK Health launches online publication focusing on the interaction between vascular disease, endocrinology and metabolism - September 25, 2012
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, has announced the publication of Cardiovascular Endocrinology, a new online, peer-reviewed journal committed to fostering effective collaboration between cardiologists and endocrinologists in addressing diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and related diseases and conditions. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW), a… Read More
SPARC and World Bank announce speakers for Open Access Week 2012 webcast - September 25, 2012
The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) and the World Bank have announced the speakers for their co-sponsored kick-off event for Open Access Week 2012. The event will be held October 22, from 4pm - 5:30pm, at the World Bank in Washington, DC. The… Read More
