ALA Council supports Out of School library programs
he Council of the American Library Association (ALA) passed a resolution encouraging ALA members to tell their legislators, as well as local and national organizations and...
Applications and the scientific research workflow
How can applications make a positive impact on the scientific research workflow? Rafael Sidi, VP of SciVerse Applications and Developer Network at Elsevier explains...
Apple and major publishers face lawsuit over ebook ‘price fixing’
Penguin, Macmillan and HarperCollins among firms accused of colluding to scupper Amazon's consumer-friendly $9.99 rate
A class-action lawsuit has been filed in the US alleging...
JUSP Portal helping 100 libraries evaluate journal subscriptions usage
At a time of economic constraint it is essential that libraries can evaluate usage and make a compelling case about the value of journal...
Wiley-Blackwell Launches First Mobile Application in Sociology
Wiley-Blackwell Launches First Mobile Application in Sociology
Wiley-Blackwell, the scientific, medical and scholarly publishing business of John Wiley & Sons, Inc., is launching its first...
New ALA TechSource Workshop on how Google Apps can make a library more efficient
ALA TechSource announces an exciting new workshop, "Using Google Apps for a More Efficient Library" with Suzann Holland. This two-day workshop will take place at...
BookStats survey details strong 3-year growth in revenue
BookStats, the deepest, most comprehensive statistical survey ever conducted of the modern U.S. publishing industry — capturing its size, scope, revenue and rapid strategic...
Thomson Reuters acquires UK-based analyst firm GFMS
Thomson Reuters has acquired analyst firm GFMS (formerly known as Gold Fields Mineral Services), a leader in precious and industrial metals markets research and...
Elsevier announces Gray’s Anatomy for Students app for the iPad
Elsevier announced today its new Gray’s Anatomy for Students App, for iPad, is now available on the App Store. The app includes content from Gray’s...
Programme for Berlin 9 Open Access meeting announced
The program for the international Berlin 9 Open Access meeting has been announced today by the organizing coalition. Focusing on the impact of Open...
Elsevier introduces new interactive feature on SciVerse ScienceDirect to enrich content of articles
Elsevier introduces the Genome Viewer, a new interactive feature on SciVerse ScienceDirect for applicable life sciences journals. The Genome Viewer is a SciVerse application...
Knovel Expands Executive Team
Knovel, the leading provider of a Web-based application integrating technical information with analytical and search tools, today announced the addition of two senior executives...