U.S. Court backs Google Book-Scanning Project, says it’s legal under fair use The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled October 16 that Google’s massive project to make digital copies of tens of millions of books does not … Continue reading →

Elsevier publishes five new Neuroscience Books and Atlases STM publisher Elsevier has announced the publication of five new neuroscience books and atlases, including MRI/DTI Atlas of the Rat Brain by George Paxinos, Charles Watson, Evan Calabrese, Alexandra Badea and G. … Continue reading →

Highlights of the third day of Frankfurt Book Fair On the third day of the Frankfurt Book Fair, highlighted events included the opening of the ‘Media and Technology Forum’ as part of the ‘New European Media Summit; Peace Prize winner … Continue reading →

Award-winning literature and networking events take centre stage at Frankfurt Book Fair, day 2 On the second day of the Book Fair, highlighted events included panels on the future of content with ‘Copyright Clearance Center‘ discussing open access and the … Continue reading →

Frankfurt Book Fair 2015 begins The annual Frankfurt Book Fair began with 69 publishing and book experts from seven countries offering over 300 participants from 20 countries exclusive insight into their publishing regions as part of ‘The Markets – Global … Continue reading →

Elsevier launches online subscription service for Dorland’s Illustrated Medical Dictionary STM publisher Elsevier has launched a new subscription service, DorlandsOnline.com, to offer online access to Dorland’s Illustrated Medical Dictionary for both individual purchase and organisational licensing. An alternative to the … Continue reading →

Elsevier launches new clinical reference platform for nursing professionals STM publisher Elsevier has launched ClinicalKey for Nursing, a new clinical reference platform that will provide trusted, authoritative content, tailored to meet the unique needs of nursing professionals. ClinicalKey Nursing provides … Continue reading →

Thomson Reuters to deploy Watson technology to enhance customer solutions Thomson Reuters and IBM have entered into an agreement to enhance customer solutions across Thomson Reuters using Watson. The collaboration underscores the ongoing commitment by Thomson Reuters to deliver innovative … Continue reading →

SAGE acquires ten journals from Manchester University Press Academic publisher SAGE has announced an agreement with Manchester University Press to transfer ten of their journals to SAGE. The acquisition follows an earlier agreement to acquire two titles last year. Manchester … Continue reading →