 New export figures show global reach of UK publishing industry |
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New figures released by The Publishers Association show the international demand of UK published material and how educational publishing remains the powerhouse of the UK publishing industry’s export business. Total export revenues were £1.42 billion in 2015 but a combination of education, academic and ELT (English Language Training) accounted for two-thirds of this. More Search for more news in this Category |
 Brill partners with Kudos to help authors maximise their impact |
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Academic publisher Brill has signed an agreement with Kudos to help authors maximise their impact. Starting April 2016, the Kudos platform will be available for all authors within Brill’s publishing program. Kudos is a platform which allows authors to enrich their publications, and to maximise their visibility, by providing new means to engage with their digital community on social media, in just a few clicks. More Search for more news in this Category |
 Emerald offers free access to selected research on libraries transformation |
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Academic publisher Emerald Group Publishing is offering free access to a selection of its latest Library and Information Science (LIS) research in celebration of National Library Week. National Library Week is a national event sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) which is celebrated in libraries across the USA each April. This year’s event, taking place April 10-16, has the theme of ‘Libraries Transform.’ More Search for more news in this Category |
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HighWire names Tracy Capaldi-Drewett as new VP, EMEA Sales and Global Marketing |
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HighWire Press, Inc., the publishing technology platform provider for renowned scholarly publishers and societies, has announced the appointment Tracy Capaldi-Drewett as Vice President, EMEA Sales and Global Marketing, a newly created position on its executive team. In this new position, Capaldi-Drewett will lead business development and sales in Europe, extending HighWire’s commitment to serve the European market and publishers worldwide. More Search for more news in this Category |
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Ingenta to present at London Book Fair 2016 |
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Ingenta, a provider of technology and associated services to the publishing and information industries, will be presenting a number of sessions at this year’s London Book Fair, all of which will take place in The Faculty; the hub for debate and learning through a programme of academic, scientific and professional topics. A definitive highlight will be a panel discussion on Open Access entitled ‘What is a Publisher Now? Yes, it’s Open: But Where on Earth is it?’, scheduled for April 13. More Search for more news in this Category |
 Cornell University Press and De Gruyter sign distribution partnership |
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Cornell University Press, a division of Cornell University housed in Sage House, and academic publisher De Gruyter have formed a partnership for the worldwide sales of electronic publications. These include a frontlist of over 100 titles and a selection of backlist and archive publications. The transatlantic partnership will expand the international reach of Cornell University Press while also strengthening De Gruyter’s portfolio with a range of premier academic publications, research-intensive content and world-renowned authors. More Search for more news in this Category |
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Semantico’s access and identity management solution SAMS Sigma shortlisted for CODiE award |
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Semantico, suppliers of digital publishing solutions to the scholarly and professional market, has announced that its trail-blazing access and identity management solution SAMS Sigma has been shortlisted for a 2016 SIIA CODiE award for Best Content Rights and Entitlement Solution. The prestigious CODiE awards recognise innovation and achievement in software design. More Search for more news in this Category |
 Latest edition of Blogspeak now online |
| The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Tamar Loach and Martin Szomszor (What impact evidence was used in REF 2014? Disciplinary differences in how researchers demonstrate and assess impact); Alice Meadows (ORCID: what, why, how?); Joseph Esposito (A Multiplicity of University Publishing); Roger C. Schonfeld (Will the Monograph Experience a Transition to E-Only? Latest Findings); David Matthews (Do academic social networks share academics’ interests?); and Justin Peters (Why Is It So Expensive to Read Academic Research?). Blogspeak includes blog posts relevant to the publishing industry, particularly STM publishing. Subscribers are invited to participate in the latest edition of Blogspeak Here. |
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