BUSCA, Inc. On the Road

BUSCA, Inc. enjoyed exhibiting at the recent ENY/ACRL Spring Conference at Mohawk Valley Community College in Utica, NY. Nearly 40 different institutions were represented. Library assessment was the main topic.

http://enyacrl.org/site/spring-2012-conference/

Look for BUSCA, Inc. next at the SUNYLA Conference at Fashion Institute of Technology June 6-8

http://sunyla.org/node/79

And then this Summer you will find us at ALA Annual in Anaheim, CA. Look for us in the Basch Subscriptions/Prenax Booth #2748

See you soon either at one of these functions or on the road. Happy Memorial Day from all of us here at BUSCA!

McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, 11/e

McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, 11/e

ISBN: 0071792732 / 9780071792738
Pre-pub price: $3200 (thru 12/31/12)
$3700 thereafter
Pub Date: September 2012

Place your orders now to take advantage of this exciting opportunity!

The 11th edition is a major revision with 2500 new and thoroughly revised entries and updates to the more than 7000 entries.

Text is complement by 13,000 two-color illustrations and 100 full-color plates.

Coverage spans the hottest fields of science and technology, including:

• Cell, developmental, and molecular biology - with articles on stem cell technology, new insights into RNA functions
• Climate science and meteorology, with full background on climate change research
• Cloud computing, data warehousing, computer security among many other areas of information technology
• Cosmology including coverage of dark matter, dark energy, and advances in the study of the age and shape of the universe
• Environmental science with the latest on environmental conservation, and novel energy sources
• Engineering - civil, chemical, electrical, environmental, mechanical, metallurgical, and other areas extensively updated

Google Stops Selling EBooks Through Independent Bookstores

News today from Publishers Weekly that Google has decided to stop partnering with independent bookstores who were re-selling Google ebooks. Google ebooks have struggled since they were launched and now Google is redirecting all ebooks to their Play site in attempt to compete with Apple and Amazon. Independent bookstores will now be looking for new partners to continue their attempt to compete with the ebook giants.


http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/51377-google-ends-ebook-agreement-with-indies.html?utm_source=Publishers+Weekly%27s+PW+Daily&utm_campaign=138a83439c-UA-15906914-1&utm_medium=email

ALA/ALCTS Meetings at ALA Midwinter 2012 Dallas

In case you missed them here is a complete list of the ALCTS meetings from the ALA Midwinter Convention. Busca was happy to have attended a good number of these.

http://connect.ala.org/node/43

BUSCA Had a Great Time in Dallas for Midwinter ALA

Busca enjoyed visiting with many of our current customers and meeting many new ones from all over the country. Even though attendance was down it was good to meet with librarians from the Southwest who found it easier to travel to Dallas. We spent a lot of time in ALCTS meetings as well as on the exhibit floor and we brought back many new ideas to incorporate into our service. Here are a few reports from the Convention.

http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/book-news/libraries/article/50411-at-ala-midwinter-librarians-show-some-fight.html

http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/hall-erickson/alacognotes_dallas_highlights201201/index.php?device=accessible

BUSCA on the road in the New Year!

BUSCA is hitting the road this New Year 2012 the Chinese Year of the Dragon and the quadrennial Leap Year. Look for us at the upcoming HELIN Consortium Conference on January 11 at Bryant University and soon after at ALA Midwinter in Dallas where we can be found lending a hand to Basch Subscriptions in Booth #736. With all of this mild weather expect to see us soon at your library too. Happy New Year!

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