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9 October 2013

Scope collaborates with Taylor & Francis to create MARC records Scope e-Knowledge Center (Scope), a leading provider of content enhancement and knowledge services, recently completed an assignment with Taylor & Francis (T&F) to create MARC records for XML archives across 15 categories of publication types, including journals, books, reports and acts based on RDA guidelines for their cutting-edge digital resource, the South Asia Archive. Scope employed its mARCatTM platform to efficiently execute the assignment and meet the expectations of T&F. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Frankfurt Book Fair begins The annual Frankfurt Book Fair kicked off October 9, 2013. About 7,300 exhibitors from 100 countries are attending the Frankfurt Book Fair this year. Calling on publishers to use "Tarzan" Economics to swing to the new vine, Jim Griffen of Onehouse LLC delivered the keynote speech at the International STM annual conference at the Westin Grand Hotel in Frankfurt on October 8. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Scopus indexes first 7,500 book titles as part of its Book Titles Expansion program STM publisher Elsevier has announced that Scopus has indexed the first 7,500 book titles as part of its Book Titles Expansion program. By 2015, an estimated 75,000 book titles will be indexed. The inclusion of book titles adds to the more than 50 million records indexed by Scopus which are derived from 20,000 journals, 5.5 million conference proceedings and 390 trade publications. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme John Wiley & Sons announces results of its 2013 author survey on open access Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has announced the results of its 2013 author survey on open access, with over eight thousand respondents from across Wiley's journal portfolio. The survey is a follow up to Wiley's 2012 open access author survey and is the second such survey conducted by Wiley. This year new sections were added including research funding and article licenses. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme EBSCO Information receives Learning In Practice Award from Chief Learning Officer magazine Library resources provider EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) has announced that it has received the prestigious Learning In Practice Award from Chief Learning Officer magazine. The company was awarded the Bronze Excellence in Content Award for its accomplishments in creating superior learning content. This is the second year in a row that EBSCO has received this recognition. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme HighWire launches Folio eBooks product at Frankfurt Book Fair HighWire Press, a not-for-profit division of Stanford University Libraries, has announced the launch of Folio, its new eBooks product, showcasing the library release of the e-Duke Books Scholarly Collection at the Frankfurt Book Fair. Built on the HighWire Open Platform, Folio is a flexible e-book solution designed for publishers to rapidly bring their books online. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme The Charlesworth Group announces collaboration with the Brazilian Scientific Electronic Library Online Network (SciELO) The Charlesworth Group has announced an agreement with SciELO (Scientific Electronic Library Online) to provide highly customisable XML-based typesetting solutions to the SciELO portfolio of journals. Through integration of its unique AutoProof tool and other cutting edge content management solutions, The Charlesworth Group will now be able to provide SciELO journals with the benefit of a variety of cost-effective XML outputs. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Jisc signs framework agreement with Google Apps for Education Janet, part of the Jisc group, has announced a major framework agreement with Google Apps for Education. The agreement will make it easier for colleges and universities to make the move to Google Apps for Education and open up the free online collaboration and communication benefits it offers to more staff and students. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme World Scientific Publishing to preserve e-books with Portico Digital preservation specialist Portico has announced that World Scientific Publishing has entered into an agreement to preserve its e-books. Portico is a digital preservation service for e-journals, e-books, and other scholarly e-content. World Scientific Publishing has preserved its e-journals with Portico since 2010. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme C&E Publishing selects Vital Source to expand the reach of content digitally to students and educators in the Philippines Vital Source Technologies, Inc. has announced that C&E Publishing, Inc., a textbook and educational materials publisher in the Philippines, has selected Vital Source to expand the reach of content digitally to students and educators in the region. As digital content adoption and e-textbook use grows worldwide, the VitalSource Bookshelf platform provides C&E Publishing with comprehensive tools to expand the reach of e-textbooks to a broader audience. 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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