Posts Tagged ‘Publishing’
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…
Read MoreNew 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…
Read MorePutting Textbooks in Their Place
Textbooks are large in both size and cost. Add to that how fast they become outdated, and is easy to understand why other options are being sought. Higher Learning Technologies is looking to make textbooks into more effective tools for education by converting them into mobile learning apps. Silicon Prairie News brought this information to us…
Read MorePersonnel in Publishing Webinar
The Society for Scholarly Publishing is offering a unique online educational opportunity for those in the publishing world. The 2017 SSP-Webinar 1: Hiring the Next Generation of Publishing Professionals is scheduled for March 14, 2017at 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (EST). The event is being moderated by Jessica Loayza, Web Publications Coordinator for the American Institute of…
Read MoreEducational Opportunity Around Identifiers
The Association of American Publishers’ (AAP) Professional & Scholarly Publishing (PSP) Division is offering another exciting educational opportunity (in person or via webinar). The PSP Journals Committee will be hearing from guest speaker Howard Ratner, Executive Director, CHORUS on Tuesday, March 7th from 12:00-1:00 p.m. at the AAP/NY offices. The topic will be Consuming Identifiers: A Path to Public Access. Identifiers…
Read MoreTechnology Ownership Enhances Opportunities
HighWire Press has announced its acquisition of Semantico. This acquisition will increase HighWire’s technological capacity and expand its publishing expertise. This interesting news came to us from Highwire in their press release, “HighWire Press acquires Semantico.” “Innovation and customer-centricity are at the core of HighWire. The addition of the Semantico solution set and team enhances our ability…
Read MoreAnother DHUG in the Bag
A lot goes into putting on programs and services of all kinds, whether it is a simple story time at the local library, a rock concert the size of Coachella, or a musical on Broadway. Planning, organizing, and possibly blood, sweat, and tears go into planning any event. Speakers need to be recruited, tickets need…
Read MoreCopyrights in the Publisher’s World
Copyright discussions can send the fear of God into anyone in the publishing business with very little effort. The spirit of copyright protection is global, but copyright laws in a particular country are national. So getting everyone to agree is a challenge with no end in sight. This interesting topic came to us from Scholarly Kitchen…
Read MoreNew Acquisition, Greater Access
Elsevier has announced their acquisition of Plum Analytics from EBSCO Information Services. What does this mean for users? PR Newswire brought this interesting tidbit to our attention in their article, “Elsevier Acquires Leading ‘Altmetrics’ Provider Plum Analytics.” The acquisition will enable Elsevier to significantly expand access to Plum Analytics’ altmetrics to more researchers and more institutions. Plum…
Read MoreMaintaining Access
Most readers have no idea of the long-term and collaborative efforts that are made by committed industry players to provide us access to literature, science publications, etc. from various sources and libraries. The good news is that access is increasing by the day. The Scholarly Kitchen brought this interesting news to us in their article, “Monographs, Transparency…
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