ALPSP, Swets launch 2010 ALPSP Learned Journals Collection - August 6, 2009
The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) and subscription services provider Swets, Netherlands, has announced the launch of the 2010 ALPSP Learned Journals Collection (ALJC). With a total of 824 titles making up the full set — of which 88 titles are… Read More
Backstage Library Works acquires Preservation Service Center from OCLC - August 6, 2009
Global library cooperative Online Computer Library Center, Inc. (OCLC), US, has announced that Backstage Library Works has acquired the assets of OCLC’s Preservation Service Center in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, as part of a multiyear strategic partner relationship. Backstage Library Works is an organisation that provides digitisation, retrospective… Read More
Design Science to support MathML-to-SVG for EPUB ebooks - August 6, 2009
Enterprise software vendor Design Science, Inc., US, has announced that it is developing a new MathML-to-SVG component as part of its MathFlow product line. Publishers in the STEM marketplace (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) have rapidly moved to the EPUB format standard because of its open… Read More
Swinburne University opts for Ex Libris library products - August 6, 2009
Library solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced that Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, Australia, has chosen a full suite of Ex Libris solutions to serve as the backbone of its library services. The university has opted for the Primo discovery and delivery solution… Read More
Emerald partners with Latin American Council of Management Schools to promote management research - August 6, 2009
Academic and professional literature publisher Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., UK, has partnered with Consejo Latinoamericano de Escuelas de Administración (CLADEA). Under the deal, both parties will be working together on a number of initiatives to promote management research, education and practice in the Latin America region.… Read More
James Walker named new Group IT Director for Institute of Physics and IOP Publishing - August 6, 2009
Institute of Physics and non-profit scientific publisher IOP Publishing, UK, has announced the appointment of James Walker as Group IT Director for the Institute of Physics and IOP Publishing. Having previously worked for ACNielsen, Blackwell’s Information Services, Elsevier Science and most recently the European Aeronautic Defence… Read More
