Twenty seven scholarly publishers confirm their participation in MUSE e-books programme - January 4, 2011
Project MUSE has signed contracts with 27 scholarly publishers to offer their upcoming monographs in the humanities and social sciences as part of ebook collections on the MUSE platform. Project MUSE is a collaboration between libraries and publishers, providing full-text, affordable and user-friendly online access to… Read More
ACS launches online calendar to mark International Year of Chemistry - January 4, 2011
The American Chemical Society (ACS) began a global, year-long observance of the International Year of Chemistry 2011 (IYC 2011) by launching an online calendar that serves as a virtual time machine, transporting the public back to some of the epic events and great intellects that shaped… Read More
Platts completes acquisition of BENTEK Energy - January 4, 2011
Energy and metals information provider Platts, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., US, has completed its acquisition of BENTEK Energy, LLC, a privately held energy market analytics company for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition was first announced on December 14, 2010.… Read More
Registrations for 2011 BioOne Publishers and Partners Meeting now open - January 4, 2011
BioOne, US, a web-based aggregator of research in biological, ecological and environmental sciences, has announced that registrations are now open for the 2011 BioOne Publishers and Partners Meeting. The event is scheduled for April 22, 2011 in Washington, DC. This annual event provides an open… Read More
EBSCO Publishing to distribute text content produced by CaribWorldNews - December 31, 2010
Hard Beat Communications, US, have inked a deal with US-based subscription agent and database aggregator EBSCO Publishing to distribute all text content produced by their news arm, CaribWorldNews, the news agency of the Caribbean Diaspora. EBSCO Publishing distributes data and information globally to a number of… Read More
Barnes & Noble, Inc reports one million sales - December 31, 2010
Barnes & Noble, Inc, one of the largest book retailers in the US, has announced that with millions of NOOK eReading devices sold, the line has become the company’s biggest bestseller ever in its nearly 40-year history. The new NOOKcolor Reader’s Tablet, introduced just eight weeks… Read More
