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'Living books' aim to break down barriers
A series of 21 'living books' has been launched online as part of an initiative designed to provide a bridge between the humanities and the sciences
SAGE works with TEMIS
SAGE has signed a multi-year agreement with TEMIS to increase the usability of SAGE content
Partners investigate national library systems in the Balkans
OCLC and IZUM investigate partnership to develop library information systems in the Western Balkans
IOP Publishing joins PPA
Institute of Physics Publishing has joined the Professional Publishers Association
Louisiana Libraries sign deal with Credo
Louisiana Libraries sign statewide licensing agreement with Credo Reference
Global experiment examines social media for educational content
A global experiment based on the social media technology behind Twitter and Facebook aims to find out how the social activity around online educational content can be captured and fed back to users, creators and publishers
Springer acquires Pharma Marketing and Publishing Services from Wolters Kluwer
Springer will acquire Wolters Kluwer's Pharma Marketing and Publishing Services division
European libraries work on e-book search engine
Libraries across Europe have been working on better integration between their e-book collections as part of the eBooks on Demand initiative
Report points to growth in publishing services for libraries
Publishing services provided by libraries are expanding and professionalising, according to a new report released for comment by SPARC
SAGE and Hindawi end partnership
SAGE and Hindawi Publishing have concluded the open-access partnership that they established in 2007
French national librarian will chair Europeana Foundation
The chief executive of the Bibliothèque nationale de France, Bruno Racine, has been elected to chair the board of the Europeana Foundation