Google’s eBookstore made available in Australia - November 8, 2011
Internet search services provider Google has reportedly announced the availability of eBookstore, its e-books platform, in Australia. The platform allows locals the ability to purchase e-books across a range of Internet-enabled devices. The move comes as the company kicks off its… Read More
The BMJ Group and Boom uitgevers Den Haag make content available via Swets’ e-journal gateway – SwetsWise Online Content - November 8, 2011
Information services provider Swets, Netherlands, has signed contracts with publishers BMJ Group and Boom uitgevers Den Haag. The deal will see the publishers Dutch and English language titles made available in SwetsWise Online Content - Swets' e-journal gateway. With more than 400 participating publishers SwetsWise Online… Read More
Woodhead Publishing Limited to publish Oily Press books - November 8, 2011
Scientific and technical publisher Woodhead Publishing Limited, UK, has announced that publication of Oily Press books has moved from PJ Barnes & Associates to Woodhead Publishing, effective November 1, 2011. From its foundation in 1989 by Dr William W. Christie, and through its ownership by PJ… Read More
Senior editorial team for new OA research journal announced - November 8, 2011
The senior editorial team has been named for eLife, the new open-access research journal scheduled for launch in 2012 with the support of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Max Planck Society and the Wellcome Trust. The team includes internationally-renowned, active researchers from Europe, North… Read More
Martyn Harrow appointed new Head of JISC - November 8, 2011
The UK' Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) has announced the appointment of Martyn Harrow, Director of Information Services at Cardiff University, as Head of JISC. The appointment is for a fixed term of 9-18 months, beginning February 1, 2012. He will succeed Dr Malcolm Read who… Read More
American Chemical Society expands publication benefits for ACS members - November 8, 2011
The American Chemical Society (ACS) Publications and Membership and Scientific Advancement Divisions have jointly announced the introduction of new programmes that will expand ACS member access to over 1 million articles and book chapters from the most trusted, most cited, most read publications in the chemical… Read More
