Library solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that the Stanley Ho Library of the Open University of Hong Kong (OUHK) has acquired a suite of Ex Libris products. These include the Aleph integrated library system (ILS), the MetaLib gateway and metasearch portal, the SFX OpenURL link resolver, and the Primo discovery and delivery solution. Following an intensive evaluation process, OUHK chose the Ex Libris solutions to improve the user experience and maximise the efficiency of Library staff.

  The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and IBM have announced a publishing agreement. Under the deal, all papers published in IBM journals will be available exclusively in the IEEE Xplore digital library from the first quarter of 2010 onwards. The aim is to disseminate key technical articles and papers in computer hardware, software and information systems to a wider audience of researchers and interested readers around the world. The IBM Journal of Research and Development, which now includes the IBM Systems Journal, is claimed to be one of the top-cited journals in the field.

  Medical information provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health) has announced that Summa Health System has selected ProVation MD software for Cardiology procedure documentation and coding. Summa Health will use the software to document and code catheterization cases at its three cardiac catheterization labs at Summa Akron City Hospital. ProVation MD software for procedure documentation and coding compliance replaces dictation/transcription and streamlines the coding and billing process.

  Clinical informatics company Humedica and Anceta, the health care informatics subsidiary of the American Medical Group Association (AMGA), have announced a long-term partnership. Anceta has selected Humedica to be its exclusive partner in the development of its nationwide collaborative data warehouse and robust clinical analytics platform. Humedica and Anceta will showcase some early results from this membership-driven initiative at the ongoing AMGA’s Institute for Quality Leadership (IQL) Annual Conference in San Francisco.

  Oakstone Medical Publishing, a division of continuing medical education provider Oakstone Publishing, has announced the launch of a new website, RadiologyDaily.com. The website serves as a library, covering key topics that are important to those individuals working in the fields of radiology and diagnostic imaging. Visitors to the website can review articles and special reports in 13 different areas of radiology including, breast imaging, pediatric radiology, and nuclear medicine. Membership to the site is free and allows for free daily or weekly email updates.

  The Entomological Society of America (ESA) has announced that it will begin publishing the Journal of Integrated Pest Management (JIPM) in spring 2010. JIPM is an open-access, peer-reviewed, extension journal covering the field of integrated pest management. Dr. Marlin E. Rice of Pioneer Hi-Bred International (formerly with Iowa State University) and Dr. Kevin L. Steffey of Dow Agrosciences (formerly with the University of Illinois) will serve as the Editors-in-Chief.

  Wiley-Blackwell, the STM and scholarly publishing business of John Wiley & Sons, Inc, has announced that it will be publishing the Asia-Pacific Journal of Financial Studies (APJFS), beginning February 2010. Previously self-published, the journal is the official English language publication of the Korean Securities Association, and Wiley-Blackwell’s third Korean Social Sciences and Humanities title.

  Academic publisher SAGE has announced the launch of a new journal - Genes & Cancer. The journal will be published monthly beginning in January 2010. Dr. Prem Reddy, founder and previous Editor-in-Chief of the highly-ranked journal Oncogene, will serve as the editor. Genes & Cancer will cover all aspects of the structure and function of oncogenes, growth suppressor and apoptotic genes, their role in signal transduction process and the mechanisms by which their expression and function are altered during tumor development.

  Academic and reference books publisher Oxford University Press (OUP) has announced the online launch of four disciplines from its acclaimed Oxford Handbooks series. The Oxford Handbooks series brings together the world's leading scholars to discuss research and the latest thinking on a range of major topics.

  Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing has released a new resource called Fonte Académica, offering a rapidly growing collection of scholarly journals from Brazil and Portugal. This new EBSCOhost database includes over 125 full text Portuguese-language journals and continuously expanding archives from Brazil and Portugal.

  Scientific publisher RSC Publishing, the publishing arm of the Royal Society of Chemistry, has announced the inaugural issue of Analytical Methods, the journal for new and improved methods for the practical application of analytical science. The journal publishes monthly issues containing full papers, topical reviews and technical notes. Brett Paull from Dublin City University serves as Editor-in-chief of the journal. He is supported by editorial offices in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

  Future Medicine, part of Future Science Group, has announced the launch of a new journal - Imaging in Medicine – addressing the technologies that are now revolutionising noninvasive clinical investigation and therapy. Dr Elliott Fishman of John Hopkins University in Baltimore has been appointed as the Senior Editor with responsibility for the editorial direction.

  Medical publisher CIG Media Group in partnership with M. D. Anderson Cancer Center has announced the release of the Proceedings of the Leukemia 2008 Fourth International Conference under its Clinical Lymphoma, Myeloma & Leukemia brand. The proceedings capture the core of the 2008 meeting, presenting an extensive summary of the discussions that will propel future leukemia research and treatment.

  Information resources and technologies provider ProQuest has launched ProQuest Public Health, a new resource designed to be the starting point for public health information and research. ProQuest Public Health covers a wide range of disciplines from biological sciences and social sciences to health economics. It brings together highly sought-after content from journals, news, dissertations, trade publications, reports and more.

  Scientific publisher World Scientific Publishing Company (WSPC) and Chemical Industry Press will jointly launch Bioinspired Intelligent Nanostructured Interfacial Materials at the forthcoming Frankfurt Book Fair. Written by Lei Jiang from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Lin Feng from Tsinghua University, the publication provides an introduction to natural and artificial micro/nanoscale interfacial materials, devoting attention to intelligent materials with special ‘wettabilities’ which refers to the extent which such materials are able to absorb moisture.

  Market research and data services provider Research and Markets has announced the addition of Professional Engineering Publishing's new subscription journal ‘Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part N: Journal of Nanoengineering and Nanosystems’ to their offering. The journal publishes particular aspects of nanoscale engineering, science, and technology that involve the descriptions and characterisations of nanoscale systems and materials.

  Information technology (IT) media company TechTarget, Inc. has announced the launch of three new websites - SearchCIO.in, SearchDataCenter.in and SearchSecurity.in. The sites are designed to meet the needs of technology companies looking to penetrate the fast growing Indian market and enterprise information technology (IT) professionals in India as they research products and services.

  The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has announced improved search and new online features for its flagship publication Research Library Issues: A Bimonthly Report from ARL, CNI, and SPARC (RLI). A freely available online-only publication, RLI includes articles on the major issues that research libraries face in meeting the academic and research needs of the diverse communities they serve.

  Information services provider Thomson Reuters has released a study, according to which India's research productivity will be on par with most G8 nations within 7-8 years and could overtake them between 2015 and 2020. The study, ‘Global Research Report: India’, is part of a new series of Global Research Reports from Thomson Reuters that will illustrate the changing landscape and dynamics of the global research base around the world. It informs policymakers about the research and collaboration potential of the nation and its current place in world science.

  The UK’s Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC), Society of College, National and University Libraries (SCONUL) and Universities and Colleges Information Systems Association (UCISA) have commissioned a report on academic library and IT services. The report shows how academic library and IT services are budgeting for today’s economic conditions, but are in need of help to scenario plan for the long term impact of the recession. The report ‘The impact of the economic recession on university library and IT services’ contains the findings of 40 interviews carried out in 36 universities across the UK.

  The Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries have been awarded $20 million from the US’ National Science Foundation (NSF). The grant is to fund the building of a data research infrastructure for the management of the ever-increasing amounts of digital information created for teaching and research. The five-year award was one of two for what is being called ‘data curation.’ The project, known as the Data Conservancy, involves individuals from several institutions, with Johns Hopkins University serving as the lead.

  Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG) has announced that Nature Medicine will celebrate 15 years as the leading translational research journal, in 2010. To mark this anniversary, the journal will expand its content by 25 percent and increase its editorial team. Starting January 2010, Nature Medicine will publish more news, reviews, and research articles. Readers and library customers will be able to access more content with no commensurate price increases.

  The Chief Academic and Research Officers of 18 research universities in the US have declared their support for the Federal Research Public Access Act in a letter recently issued by the Greater Western Library Alliance (GWLA). The officers represent public and private institutions across 10 states. The Federal Research Public Access Act (FRPAA), introduced in June, is projected as a bipartisan measure to ensure online public access to the published results of research funded through 11 US agencies. The bill would require that journal articles stemming from publicly funded research be made available in an online repository no later than six months after publication.

  Construction cost information provider RSMeans, part of Reed Construction Data, has announced that the full line of 2010 RSMeans cost data books and CostWorks CDs is now available for order or pre-order at www.rsmeans.com. RSMeans specialises in cost data resources that seek to help owners, developers, architects, engineers, contractors and other construction professionals accurately project and control the cost of both new building construction and renovation projects.

  The latest edition of blogspeak is now online. Featured are Kent Anderson (Has the Disruption of Publishing Already Occurred?); Mark Barrett (Giving Up the Ghost); Philip Davis (Unsustainable: OA Publishing in the Humanities and Social Sciences); and Andrew Savikas (Economist on "Mobile Marvels" in Emerging Markets). A service of Knowledgespeak.com, Blogspeak includes blog posts relevant to the publishing industry, particularly STM publishing. Subscribers are invited to participate in the latest edition of blogspeak Here

  Publishing services provider Allen Press, Inc. has announced that it will host the Allen Press Webinar Series, Best Practices and Innovative Solutions, designed for the editorial office staff of scholarly and professional publishers. Four online seminars, presented throughout October and November, will offer tips for streamlining workflow and creating efficiencies in the editorial office.

  Wiley-Blackwell, the STM and scholarly publishing business of John Wiley & Sons, Inc, has announced its first virtual scholarly conference, to be held October 19-30, 2009, with the theme of ‘Breaking Down Barriers.’ The aim is to facilitate multidisciplinary discussion and debate across the eight Social Science & Humanities disciplines represented by Wiley-Blackwell’s Compass review journal series.

  The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has announced the publication of the E-book Collections, SPEC Kit 313. The kit examines the current use of e-books in ARL member libraries; their plans for implementing, increasing, or decreasing access to e-books; purchasing, cataloging and collection management issues; and issues in marketing to and in usage by library clientele. It includes documentation from respondents in the form of collection development policies, e-book collection web pages, e-book promotional materials, training materials for staff and users, and e-book reader loan policies.

  Digital content products and technologies provider ebrary has announced a new service called On-Demand Libraries, targeted at CRM (customer relationship management) and other Software as a Service (SaaS) providers. The service is projected to help SaaS providers show greater value to their customers, while offering end-users trusted information and tools they need to do their jobs more efficiently. With On-Demand Libraries, SaaS providers can package their services with custom and branded collections of relevant e-books and other materials from publishers valued at tens of thousands of dollars.

  Text analytics solutions provider TEMIS has announced the appointment of two key executives in New York to further expand the Company's US footprint. Guillaume Mazieres has joined the company as Executive Vice President for North America, and Jim Hohman, a respected industry veteran, as Vice President of Sales, based in the New York office. TEMIS is a leading provider of corporate text mining and text analytics software solutions for the enterprise. The company markets Luxid, a collaborative corporate solution for analysing and discovering strategic information.

  Information services and publishing company Wolters Kluwer has announced the appointment of Punnika Kharas as Executive Vice President, Global Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) & Sourcing, effective immediately. In this newly created role, Kharas will be focusing on the harmonisation of business process and data models in the areas of sourcing, process standardisation, and off-shoring to guide Wolters Kluwer's simplification and productivity objectives.

  JSTOR, a service of the not-for-profit organisation ITHAKA, has announced the appointment of Mary Rose Muccie as Current Journals Director, effective October 26, 2009. In her new position, Rose will lead efforts to cultivate and deepen relationships with university presses and scholarly associations, building their participation in the new Current Scholarship Program announced last month by JSTOR and University of California Press. She will also manage the Program’s operations and lead its business strategy going forward.