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EBSCO Acquires H.W. Wilson--Leaves Bronx Lighthouse Behind
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by Marydee Ojala
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H.W. Wilson reference books and indexes resided on library shelves long before people imagined an alternative universe in which reference materials were delivered in digital format. Founded in 1898 by Halsey William Wilson, this historic company started with The Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature and now creates some 80 research databases. Last week, EBSCO Publishing acquired H.W. Wilson, which will become a division of the larger company. Both Tim Collins, president of EBSCO Publishing, and Harry Regan, president and CEO of Wilson, stressed that both companies believe this action will benefit customers, largely because of the quality of the databases and meticulous attention to indexing.
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Thomson Reuters to Sell Its Healthcare Business
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Thomson Reuters announced its intention to divest its Healthcare business, which has been part of the company's Healthcare & Science segment. The Healthcare business provides data, analytics, and performance benchmarking solutions and services to companies, government agencies, and healthcare professionals.
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Announcing the New PLoS Search API
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Open access publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS) announced that the new PLoS Search API (Application Programming Interface) allows anyone to build applications for the web, desktop, or mobile devices using PLoS content. By opening its content and data through this API, PLoS hopes to encourage the development of more tools that will improve the way PLoS users discover and interact with its content, as well as its own.
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Credo Reference and Ex Libris Agree to Partnership
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Credo Reference and Ex Libris Group, a provider of library automation solutions, announced that content from Credo's General Reference, Publisher, and Subject Collections will now be accessible through the Ex Libris Primo Central Index of scholarly content.
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Sources for Free Ebooks and Ereader Software
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by Paula J. Hane
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In late May, BookExpo America week kicked off with IDPF's annual Digital Book 2011 conference. Judging from the product announcements and buzz from the events, ebooks are hot, hot, hot! Kobo, which partners with Borders, announced that its new $130 E-ink touchscreen reading device would be available in June. Barnes & Noble announced a $139 black-and-white E-Ink touchscreen e-reader. Amazon dropped the price of its $189 3G Kindle with Special Offers to $164. Amazon also reportedly told U.S. publishers that it will begin accepting files in EPUB format in the near future, and these files will be readable on the Kindle. With the acceleration of sales of ebook readers and so much interest in ebooks, it seems as if it's a good time to look at good sources to get free ebooks. I will also discuss free ereader software as an alternative to buying dedicated devices.
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