Penn State University Libraries select Serials Solutions’ Summon Discovery Service - October 12, 2010
Serials Solutions, a US-based provider of tools and services for libraries and a business unit of ProQuest LLC, has announced that Penn State University Libraries have chosen to adopt the Summon web-scale discovery service to help improve access and usability of library resources for its students,… Read More
China announces regulations to guide the growth of e-books industry - October 12, 2010
The General Administration of Press and Publication (GAPP) of China recently released the country's first regulation to guide the development of the e-books industry. The regulation defines the 'e-book' as digital content that is formatted as print, images, audio and video, and is downloaded via the… Read More
RSC Publishing announces inaugural issue for Food & Function - October 12, 2010
Scientific publisher RSC Publishing, the publishing arm of the Royal Society of Chemistry, UK, has announced the inaugural issue of the journal Food & Function. The journal will publish quality research linking the physics and chemistry of food with health and nutrition. The new peer-reviewed journal… Read More
Ingram Content Group and Springer sign agreement on a new US distribution services model - October 12, 2010
Ingram Content Group Inc., US, and STM publisher Springer have announced a new integrated distribution services model that combines traditional physical book fulfillment with single-copy print-on-demand solutions for Springer's entire Americas publishing programme. Starting in the first quarter of 2011, Ingram Content Group will fully manage… Read More
IPA General Assembly elects YoungSuk - October 12, 2010
The General Assembly of the International Publishers Association (IPA) has elected publisher YoungSuk "Y.S." Chi as IPA President for a renewable two-year term. There were also a large number of new appointments to IPA's Board. The announcements were made during a meeting in Frankfurt on October… Read More
Co-Action Publishing and Norwegian Institute for Children’s Books launch new OA title - October 12, 2010
Open access (OA) scholarly publisher Co-Action Publishing, Sweden, and the Norwegian Institute for Children's Books have announced the launch of a new peer reviewed Open Access title, Nordic Journal of ChildLit Aesthetics (BLFT. Barnelitterært forskningstidsskrift, in Norwegian). The journal will be free to read and free… Read More
