by jzilm | Jan 4, 2011 | News, OA policies & mandates, Publishing
As of July 30, the U of Ottawa Press made 36 of its title available free to the online community. “The collection consists of both French-language and English-language in-print titles in the arts, humanities and social sciences. The UOP is proud to take part in...
by jzilm | Dec 27, 2010 | News, Publishing, Publishing & research impact
Canada’s libraries, museums, archives, and government agencies possess numerous rich digital collections containing our nation's documentary heritage. These collections are continually expanding and include many different types of content including books,...
by jzilm | Dec 10, 2010 | News, Publishing
Jennifer Howard | Wired Campus | December 6, 2010 For months the publishing world has been waiting for word that Google eBooks, often referred to as Google Editions, was ready to start selling e-books to customers. Today, with an announcement on its blog, Google...
by jzilm | Sep 16, 2010 | News, OA journals, Open access, Publishing
September 2, 2010 | There has been a transition of NRC Research Press (NRC-CISTI's publishing arm) to the new not-for-profit company Canadian Science Publishing. On September 1, 2010, NRC Research Press titles and publishing operations were successfully moved to...
by jzilm | Sep 9, 2010 | News, Publishing
Jennifer Howard | The Chronicle of Higher Education | September 5, 2010 E-book readers are just as well suited to scholarly books as they are to the latest Jane-Austen-meets-zombies literary sensation. University presses understand that some scholars want the option...
by jzilm | Aug 22, 2010 | Publishing
The Chronicle of Higher Education | August 18, 2010 | Jennifer Howard Rice University will close its press in September, the university confirmed today. The move ends a high-profile experiment in digital university-press publishing. Closed once before, in 1996, the...
