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EBSCO announces expansion of eBook Collection with the release of 12 new Subject Sets
EBSCO Information Services has announced the release of 12 new EBSCO eBooks Subject Sets, which increases the total number of subject sets to more than 200. The subject sets are offered to libraries in convenient collections grouped by subject matter. Subject Sets are pre-packaged sets of titles from leading publishers in specific, high-interest topics designed to meet the needs of libraries while simplifying collection development.
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New edition of CAB Thesaurus published
The 2014 edition of the CAB Thesaurus, which covers agriculture, life sciences, human health, and related subjects, was published on July 21, 2014. The web site at http://www.cabi.org/cabthesaurus/ has been updated and the new thesaurus has been integrated in all of CABI’s publishing processes.
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OUP and American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery partner to publish Aesthetic Surgery Journal
Academic publisher Oxford University Press (OUP) has announced its new partnership with the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS). Beginning in 2015, OUP and ASAPS will work together to publish Aesthetic Surgery Journal (ASJ). ASJ is an official publication of ASAPS and the official English-language journal of more than a dozen major international societies of cosmetic, aesthetic, and reconstructive surgery.
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Registration now open for ARL Fall Forum on Scholarly Monograph
Registration is now open for the ARL Fall Forum 2014, ‘Wanted Dead or Alive—The Scholarly Monograph,’ to be held in Washington, DC, on October 9. The program will explore the future of the scholarly monograph. The forum will feature a keynote address by Laura Mandell, director of the Initiative for Digital Humanities, Media, and Culture at Texas A&M University.
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Helicon Books announces new EPUB online preview products for digital publishers and ebook store owners
Ebook production house Helicon Books has announced that its two new products – EPUB Preview and Createpreview – allow digital book store owners and publishers to display a preview of an EPUB file in an online viewer window or create a shorter version of the book for an eBook version. The new online Preview invented by Helicon Books enables the display of a reader-like window allowing users to page through the first few chapters of a book.
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First OSA Local Section founded in the UK
The Optical Society (OSA) has announced the formation of the London OSA Local Section, the first local section of the society located in the United Kingdom. The London OSA Local Section was recently approved by the OSA Member and Education Services Council and will serve the London area in England. OSA Fellow Azizur Rahman of City University London will serve as president of this section, which is a self-governing organisation with its own officers and bylaws.
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New ICIS Power Index simplifies complex wholesale energy prices
ICIS, the independent authority on global energy markets, has launched the ICIS Power Index (IPI), which provides UK energy users, commercial buyers and policy-makers with a simple way to see wholesale energy price trends that impact the retail market. The IPI is based on daily trade data for a whole year of delivery, which helps prevent confusion caused by seasonal price trends.
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