Emerald celebrates 50 millionth full text article download - November 22, 2007
Academic and professional publisher Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., UK, has announced that 50 million articles have been downloaded since the company first started collecting COUNTER-compliant statistics in 2002. Emerald was among the first publishers to gain COUNTER status, meeting the international code of practice for reports… Read More
International Digital Publishing Forum names new Executive Director - November 22, 2007
The International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF), US, has named Michael Smith as its new executive director. IDPF is the international trade and standards association for the eBook and digital publishing industry. In his new position, Smith will be responsible for leading the operational and strategic efforts… Read More
Pearson’ new enVisionMATH Program wins top honours at 2007 Chicago Book & Media Show - November 22, 2007
Educational publisher Pearson, US, has announced that its innovative 2007 elementary school mathematics programme, enVisionMATH, won three awards at the recent 2007 Chicago Book & Media Show. The annual event honours excellence in the planning, supervision, and execution of the physical and visual aspects of publishing… Read More
Knowledgespeak Exclusive - November 22, 2007
An interview with George Lossius, CEO, Publishing Technology Read More
ProQuest launches marketing toolkit for academic libraries - November 21, 2007
ProQuest, part of Cambridge Information Group, US, has announced the launch of a free Library Marketing Toolkit designed for academic librarians. The toolkit is projected to help library staff create awareness of the library's online resources among patrons, and encourage students to try them out, as… Read More
Taylor & Francis Group and Purdue University sign MoU - November 21, 2007
Publisher Taylor & Francis Group, UK, has announced an agreement with Purdue University's Network for Computational Nanotechnology. Under the deal, both parties will jointly explore and develop a set of new online content and collaboration offerings to aid the global nanoscience research community. In a Memorandum… Read More
