Goldman Sachs to invest in ProQuest
In the US, ProQuest has announced that an affiliate of financial services firm Goldman Sachs will purchase a ‘significant minority equity interest’ in the company. ProQuest said in a statement...
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ProQuest completes EBL acquisition ProQuest has announced the completion of its acquisition of Ebook Library (EBL) from the Ebook Corporation. The EBL platform offers approximately 300,000 ebooks from more than 500 publishers to...
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OCLC appoints Prichard as president and CEO In the US, the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) has appointed Skip Prichard as president and CEO, reports Publishers Weekly. Prichard will replace Jay...
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US National Archives to help with national digital library project In the US, the National Archives will help launch a pilot project to create a national digital library. The...
ProQuest to acquire EBL; plans to combine EBL, ebrary
ProQuest has announced plans to acquire Ebook Library (EBL) and combine it with its ebrary business to form a single ebook platform for libraries. ProQuest said in a statement...
International Library News
Simon & Schuster ‘in discussions’ with libraries about ebook lending In the US, Simon & Schuster CEO Carolyn Reidy has said that the company has ‘been in discussions with libraries’...