Nielsen Book issues e-book listings policy statement - August 17, 2009
Nielsen Book, operator of the UK ISBN Agency and provider of product information, transaction and sales measurement services for the English language book industry worldwide, has announced its listings policy for e-books. This is in response to the International ISBN Agency recently issuing a policy statement… Read More
Reed Elsevier names Ben van der Veer as new non-executive director - August 17, 2009
Reed Elsevier has announced the appointment of Ben van der Veer RA as a non-executive director of Reed Elsevier PLC and of Reed Elsevier Group plc with effect from September 3, 2009, and as a member of the supervisory board of Reed Elsevier NV, subject to… Read More
Latest edition of blogspeak now online - August 17, 2009
The latest edition of blogspeak is now online. Featured are Kent Anderson (Google Knol — Vanity Publishing Fails Again); John Timmer (Print, beware! Publishers are "on the road" to pure digital); John Blossom (Enterprise Publishers Confront Fallout from Earnings); and Gideon Burton (Is Open Scholarship Too Risky for Young Scholars?).… Read More
European publishers express concern over Google’s US digital repository deal - August 14, 2009
Internet search services provider Google, Inc., US, is facing growing opposition in Europe to its legal settlement in the US with book publishers and authors, media reports have indicated. This is expected to create a fresh challenge to a deal that could help determine the future… Read More
Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center Hospital selects ProVation software for GI, Pulmonary Procedure Documentation and Coding - August 14, 2009
Medical information provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, has announced that Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center Hospital (CFMCH) has selected its ProVation MD software for procedure documentation and coding. The software will be used to document the more than 2,000 Gastroenterology and Pulmonary procedures performed annually… Read More
ACS releases its first paperless annual report - August 14, 2009
The American Chemical Society (ACS) has announced that it has published its Annual Report online for the first time. The 2008 ACS Annual Report has been published exclusively on the Web in a multimedia format. ACS has been working diligently towards a greener environment to reduce… Read More
