Elsevier announces publishing partnership with Peking University - October 14, 2009
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced a publishing partnership with Peking University. Under the deal, the global publisher will publish the Proceedings of the Beijing Forum from 2004 to 2008 in Procedia. Procedia is Elsevier’s e-only product publishing high quality conference proceedings. It enables fast dissemination… Read More
LexisNexis unveils semantic search technology for IP research products - October 14, 2009
Information solutions provider LexisNexis, US, has announced the availability of transparent semantic search technology for its full range of intellectual property (IP) research products. This is projected to enable users to find precise and relevant patent search results. Through a development alliance with US-based Pure Discovery,… Read More
More publishers add multilingual content to NetLibrary eBook and eAudiobook collections - October 14, 2009
Global library cooperative OCLC has announced that its e-book and e-audiobook service, NetLibrary, now offers more than 200,000 eBooks and over 13,000 eAudiobooks from over 550 publishers in a variety of subject areas and disciplines. NetLibrary claims to be the first eContent provider to offer academic,… Read More
Wiley names next generation leadership - October 14, 2009
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, has announced the Company’s succession plan for the leadership of three of its global businesses, disclosing the retirement dates and successors for Stephen A. Kippur, EVP & President, Professional/Trade; Eric A. Swanson, SVP, Scientific, Technical, Medical, and Scholarly; and… Read More
CIBER, YBP and ebrary to deliver keynote address on global library survey at the Charleston Conference - October 14, 2009
The Charleston Conference has announced that CIBER research group, Baker & Taylor’s YBP Library Services, and digital content products and technologies provider ebrary, US, will present one of this year’s keynote addresses on the results of their global library survey examining challenges, trends, and best practices… Read More
Dear Subscriber - October 14, 2009
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