Ingram Content Group launches print and distribution programme Global CONNECT
Ingram Content Group Inc. today announced the launch of Global CONNECT, a new worldwide program combining Ingram’s print and distribution services and a network...
Publish-or-perish: Peer review and the corruption of science
From the Guardian:
Pressure on scientists to publish has led to a situation where any paper, however bad, can now be printed in a journal that...
RIN, JISC to release report on the usage and impact of data centres
This report provides an analysis of the usage and impact of a number of research data centres, representing a cross-section of research disciplines in...
Publishing Technology China launches at the Beijing International Book Fair
Publishing Technology plc (LSE: PTO), the largest provider of software and services to the publishing industry, has announced its expansion into the prospering Chinese...
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins wins 11 Apex Awards for Excellence in Publishing
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, is pleased to announce that seven LWW published journals have won 11 highly regarded awards in this year’s Apex Awards for...
ACS event witnesses over 150 scientific reports on sustainability and green chemistry
With “sustainability” on the minds and lips of more and more people — determined to use resources today in ways that do not jeopardize...
Steve Jobs Resigns as CEO of Apple & Recommends Tim Cook
Apple’s Board of Directors today announced that Steve Jobs has resigned as Chief Executive Officer, and the Board has named Tim Cook, previously Apple’s...
OCLC to offer Atlas Systems’ free electronic document delivery software
Atlas Systems, the leading provider of time-saving solutions for libraries, has announced that OCLC will extend its suite of resource sharing services with Odyssey™...
Pearson unveils technology to measure complexity of text
Pearson today announced the creation of the Pearson Reading Maturity Metric, a new and more accurate measure of the reading difficulty of texts. Developed...
Pubget unveils beta version of cloud app for managing research papers
Today Pubget announces the availability of PaperStream Beta, a cloud app for accessing, managing and sharing research papers across teams. Pubget.com changed the way...
Elsevier releases Malaysian edition of Baillière’s Nurses’ Dictionary
Elsevier announced today that nursing students in Malaysia can look forward to better understanding medical terms with the adaptation of the popular Baillière’s Nurses’ Dictionary.
The...
Swets acquires Accucoms
Swets announced earlier today that it has completed the purchase of Accucoms, a leading provider of sales and marketing services to academic and professional...