Knowledgespeak Newsletter

15 May 2013

ProQuest acquires EBL Information resources and technologies provider ProQuest has completed its acquisition of Ebook Library (EBL), significantly expanding its e-book delivery and aggregation capabilities with libraries worldwide. The acquisition supports ProQuest's overall goal of enhancing the research experience through seamless discovery of content across multiple formats, including books, journals, dissertations, newspapers, and video. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme New IEEE OA journal aims to boost technology innovation Technical professional organisation IEEE is seeking to increase the impact that scientific research can have on technology innovation with its first online, open-access (OA) 'mega journal' - a journal that covers a range of disciplines instead of a single-topic focus. IEEE Access provides free online access to applications-oriented articles, meaning they explain how research can be applied in technology today. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme ARL to host Library Assessment Forum at ALA Annual Conference The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) will host a Library Assessment Forum at the upcoming ALA Annual Conference in Chicago, featuring research on the value of e-books in academic libraries conducted at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) as part of the LibValue project. The forum will be held on June 28, 2013, from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. in the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place (Adler 24A-C). More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme CCC joins Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association Licensing solutions provider Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC) has joined the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA), which offers a forum for bringing together the entire Open Access community. CCC currently works with many of OASPA's members on issues such as collecting Article Processing Charges (APCs) and Open Access-aware licensing through its RightsLink for Open Access solution. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Physicians Practice receives multiple ASHPE awards UBM Medica, the medical division of United Business Media (UBM), has announced that its Physicians Practice, a leading practice management resource, has been recognised by the American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors (ASHPE) with four national honours. Physicians Practice was recognised for editorial excellence and achievement in healthcare publishing. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Emerald Group Publishing to be media partner of the first World Research and Innovation Congress Academic publisher Emerald Group Publishing Limited has announced that it is the media partner of the first 'World Research and Innovation Congress (WRIC) - Pioneers in Healthcare.' The event is scheduled to be held from June 5-6, 2013, at Steigenberger Grand Hotel in Brussels. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme RSuite CMS to exhibit at AEP's Content in Context Conference RSuite CMS, a content management system for publishers, will be exhibiting at the Association of Educational Publishers' Content in Context Conference (CIC) from June 2-5 in Washington, D.C. CIC aims to present a range of informative and practical sessions that address all issues relating to the development and distribution of high-quality learning resources. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme You are receiving this email newsletter as part of your Knowledgespeak membership. You can unsubscribe instantly from any of our email newsletters by clicking here.

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