Bowker unveils enhanced version of book discovery and collection development platform - July 13, 2009
Bibliographic information provider Bowker, US, has announced the beta-release of the latest version of its book discovery and collection development platform, Books in-Print (BIP). The official global market release of BIP 2.0 is scheduled for the early fourth quarter of 2009. BIP 2.0 seeks to provide… Read More
Russia’s largest academic consortium is first to use Nanotechnology Knowledge Dashboard - July 13, 2009
The Healthcare & Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced that NEICON, Russia's largest academic consortium, will be the first organisation to have access to the new Nanotechnology Knowledge Dashboard. The Knowledge Dashboard, developed in partnership with Collexis, is a custom data mining solution for the… Read More
Wiley-Blackwell acquires Topley & Wilson’s Microbiology and Microbial Infections - July 13, 2009
Wiley-Blackwell, the STM and scholarly publishing business of John Wiley & Sons, Inc, US, has announced the acquisition of Topley & Wilson's Microbiology and Microbial Infections (T&W) from Hodder-Arnold. T&W is projected as a major reference work of world prominence now in… Read More
Latest edition of blogspeak now online - July 13, 2009
The latest edition of blogspeak is now online. Featured are Joseph Esposito (Amazon's Fifth Stage); Jolie O'Dell (Dreaming the Impossible Dream? CancelAds Removes Display Ads from Online Content); Derek Lowe (Farewell to Hard Copies); and Michael Clarke (Sci Foo Camp - Day 1). A service of Knowledgespeak.com, Blogspeak includes blog… Read More
Ziff Davis partners with IDG TechNetwork to expand IT tech network - July 10, 2009
Integrated media firms Ziff Davis Enterprise, US, and IDG TechNetwork have announced a business partnership designed to help technology marketers and agencies reach a larger audience with their branding, product launch and lead generation programmes. In the first phase of the agreement, Ziff Davis' Developer Shed… Read More
NISO-OCLC white paper examines metadata creation and use in book supply chain - July 10, 2009
The National Information Standards Organisation (NISO) and OCLC have announced the publication of a white paper titled 'Streamlining Book Metadata Workflow'. Written by consultant Judy Luther (President, Informed Strategies), the paper analyses the current state of metadata creation, exchange and use throughout the book supply chain.… Read More
