Best Practices in Anti-Counterfeit Efforts

Several academic publishers have joined forces with distributors in order to have them adopt and implement a set of anti-counterfeit best practices designed to address the growing problem of counterfeit print textbooks. KnowledgeSpeak brought this news to our attention in their article, “Major educational content providers and distributors join forces to fight counterfeit textbooks.” The education world has…

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Word Lovers Unite

I like words. I like how they make me feel. I like how they roll off my tongue. Words like filipendulous are phonetically fun to enunciate, as is intractable, which has an empowering definition as well. Then there are words like smellfungus, which make you giggle like a 12-year old boy. This interesting information came from NewsMiner…

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Information Industry Giant Dies

Eugene Garfield, founder of the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) and who launched the field of citation analysis, passed away on February 26, 2017. The Scientist brought us this sobering news in their release, “Scientometrics Pioneer Eugene Garfield Dies.” Garfield made a lasting impact on scientific, medical and scholarly research. In addition to the ISI’s Science…

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Libraries Work to Enhance Education

Low-income students and their families are getting some assistance with digital literacy skills and internet connections at home. The American Library Association (ALA) shared this news with us in their release, “American Library Association and Cox Communications partner to narrow digital divide for low-income families.” Nearly all students (96.5% percent) say they are required to use…

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Publisher Statistics Show Growth

It was announced that trade books had their sixth consecutive month of growth in September, which added to a slight year-to-date growth. The American Association of Publishers (AAP) released this good news this past week titled, “Publisher Book Sales Were $11.13 Billion in the First Three Quarters of 2016.” The first three quarters of 2016…

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New Collaboration Increases Access

EBSCO Information Services has been chosen as an approved content provider for the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) framework. This interesting information came to us from Knowledge Speak in their article, “EBSCO Information Services chosen as an approved content provider for the NICE framework.” The agreement allows purchasers from libraries, health care and…

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