http://www.Knowledgespeak.com The daily intelligence resource for the STM Publishing industry en scope@scopeknowledge.com scope@scopeknowledge.com 60 http://www.knowledgespeak.com/images/logo.gif http://www.knowledgespeak.com The daily intelligence resource for the STM Publishing industry http://www.knowledgespeak.com/newsArchieveviewdtl.asp?pickUpID=9823&pickUpBatch=1389#9823 STM publisher Springer has announced that the German National Library of Science and Technology (TIB) and the German National Library of Medicine (ZB MED) have signed an agreement for access to Springer eBooks on SpringerLink. The agreement is claimed to represent the largest e-book deal ever to have been signed in Germany. It covers a national licence for all English-language chemistry, materials science and medicine titles of the copyright years 2005-08. http://www.knowledgespeak.com/newsArchieveviewdtl.asp?pickUpID=9823&pickUpBatch=1389#9823 http://www.knowledgespeak.com/newsArchieveviewdtl.asp?pickUpID=9824&pickUpBatch=1389#9824 Information services provider Thomson Reuters has launched the Academic Reputation Survey, which will help inform the Times Higher Education's influential World University Rankings. The survey is part of the Thomson Reuters Global Institutional Profiles Project. The initiative will create data-driven profiles of globally significant research institutions - combining reputational feedback, scholarly outputs, citation patterns, funding levels, and faculty characteristics across disciplines in one comprehensive database. http://www.knowledgespeak.com/newsArchieveviewdtl.asp?pickUpID=9824&pickUpBatch=1389#9824 http://www.knowledgespeak.com/newsArchieveviewdtl.asp?pickUpID=9825&pickUpBatch=1389#9825 Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc. and Bloomberg L.P. have announced that Wiley will be the exclusive global publisher of BLOOMBERG and BLOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEK-branded books under -BLOOMBERG PRESS, a Wiley imprint'. Wiley intends to publish the content using all media platforms including print, e-books and digital. http://www.knowledgespeak.com/newsArchieveviewdtl.asp?pickUpID=9825&pickUpBatch=1389#9825 http://www.knowledgespeak.com/newsArchieveviewdtl.asp?pickUpID=9826&pickUpBatch=1389#9826 STM publisher Elsevier has announced the launch of a new quarterly journal, Journal of Family Business Strategy (JFBS). The journal aims to be a primary publication outlet for academics and scholars in the field of family business strategic issues. The first issue is now available on ScienceDirect. http://www.knowledgespeak.com/newsArchieveviewdtl.asp?pickUpID=9826&pickUpBatch=1389#9826 http://www.knowledgespeak.com/newsArchieveviewdtl.asp?pickUpID=9827&pickUpBatch=1389#9827 Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing has announced the release of two new databases - Fish, Fisheries & Aquatic Biodiversity Worldwide (FFAB) and Waters & Oceans Worldwide (WOW). Each database is projected to cover an extensive timeframe and comprehensive geographic coverage of regions and water bodies as well as complete world coverage of all aquatic issues. They are expected to be used by researchers in both freshwater and marine environments, and researchers working on both the living and non-living aspects of all aquatic environments. http://www.knowledgespeak.com/newsArchieveviewdtl.asp?pickUpID=9827&pickUpBatch=1389#9827 http://www.knowledgespeak.com/newsArchieveviewdtl.asp?pickUpID=9828&pickUpBatch=1389#9828 EE Times Group, part of United Business Media, has announced a partnership with integrated database management provider OMEDA to provide database management and email deployment services. The new database is expected to allow EE Times Group to engage with the engineering community at a deeper level. http://www.knowledgespeak.com/newsArchieveviewdtl.asp?pickUpID=9828&pickUpBatch=1389#9828 http://www.knowledgespeak.com/newsArchieveviewdtl.asp?pickUpID=9829&pickUpBatch=1389#9829 E-research and educational publisher Gale, part of Cengage Learning, has announced a partnership with Infobase Publishing. Under the deal, Gale will distribute select titles from the latter's eBook collection through Gale Virtual Reference Library, Gale's eBook platform providing access to thousands of authoritative reference works. http://www.knowledgespeak.com/newsArchieveviewdtl.asp?pickUpID=9829&pickUpBatch=1389#9829 http://www.knowledgespeak.com/newsArchieveviewdtl.asp?pickUpID=9830&pickUpBatch=1389#9830 Academic publisher De Gruyter has announced that the new De Gruyter e-dition enables customers to order any book from De Gruyter's backlist spanning more than 260 years of publishing history. The entire backlist, dating back to 1749 and containing over 60,000 books, has been made accessible. Each title can be ordered in electronic form as eBook on Demand or as a hardcover reprint. The offer will be available starting in mid-March. http://www.knowledgespeak.com/newsArchieveviewdtl.asp?pickUpID=9830&pickUpBatch=1389#9830 http://www.knowledgespeak.com/newsArchieveviewdtl.asp?pickUpID=9831&pickUpBatch=1389#9831 Social networking links are available at the bottom of all news articles of Knowledgespeak. These links can be used to share news articles both with friends and others with similar interests. The links are accessible from any computer you happen to be using. So, each time you want to save a Knowledgespeak story for future reference or for sharing, simply click on one of these links to add to your list. All these sites are free to use but require registration. 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