(17 March 2014) Providing people in developing countries with access to books, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, 2-4 June 2014. The power of books to inspire, promote beneficial movements, and transform societies is widely acknowledged. The conference will address intertwined challenges of publishing for under served populations: content delivery and business models. The forum will…
(8 March 2014) Libraries that have print purchases of IGI’s Handbooks of Research, Encyclopedias, Multi-Volume Book Collections, and Dictionaries, can contact IGI Global for complimentary two year electronic access to the publication. To utilize this offer, all you have to do is provide proof of purchase and one single IP address in order to receive…
(3 March 2014) The Publishers Association (PA) and the Society of Chief Librarians (SCL) have today announced the launch of a year long pilot for eLending in public libraries. The aim of the pilot is to carry out real-time, real-world research into the impact of eBook lending in public libraries on authors, publishers and on…
On 25 February, CINDAS LLC launched its new website. The website has an updated look with improved navigation. Due soon is the first issue of a new newsletter about CINDAS LLC and the materials world. Sign up for it at the new website. CINDAS LLC provides critically evaluated materials properties databases for thermal, mechanical, electrical,…
(25 February 2014, Washington) The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) is expanding the agency’s eBook program through its Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) to increase public access to information from the Federal Government. The public now has free access to eBook titles using GPO’s Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP). Users can search and browse…
(12 February 2014) ACS Publications has been recognized with two prestigious PROSE awards for Professional and Scholarly Excellence from the American Association of Publishers (AAP). During the AAP’s Professional and Scholarly Publishing Division’s 2014 Annual Conference, ACS Synthetic Biology was honored with the PROSE Award for Best New Journal in Science, Technology & Medicine, and…
(12 February 2014) The nonprofit American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), publisher of the Science family of journals, plans an expansion of its scientific communication efforts with the launch of a new title, Science Advances, as an extended forum for high-quality, peer-reviewed research. “This new publication is designed to encourage transformative research and…
(Hoboken, N.J., 19 February 2014) John Wiley & Sons, Inc., has announced the launch of its next generation enhanced HTML article, the “Anywhere Article,” which puts readability, interaction, and portability at the heart of the user experience. The Anywhere Article launched across Wiley Online Library today. The press release is here.
(Stanford, CA & London, UK, 13 February 2014) HighWire Press and Altmetric LLP are pleased to announce the completion of an agreement to offer altmetrics integration to publications hosted on the HighWire Open Platform. This new agreement will enable leading publications on HighWire to join prestigious publishers such as the National Academy of Sciences and…
On 27 January 2014, the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS, Japan) and the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa, Switzerland) signed a 5-year collaborative agreement on co-publishing the open access journal Science and Technology of Advanced Materials (STAM, ISSN 1468-6996). Both NIMS and Empa are the leading materials science research institutes…
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