Springer to acquire open access publisher BioMed Central Group - October 9, 2008
STM publisher Springer Science+Business Media, Germany, has announced an agreement to acquire open access (OA) publisher BioMed Central Group, UK, for an undisclosed amount. BioMed Central (BMC) was launched in May 2000 as an independent publishing house committed to providing… Read More
Oxford Journals signs national licensing agreement with German consortium - October 9, 2008
Oxford Journals has announced a new national agreement with the University Library of Frankfurt, one of the German National Libraries of Humanities and Arts. Under the agreement, higher education, government and publicly funded research institutions, state and regional libraries, and universities in Germany will obtain… Read More
EEGS publications added to SEG Digital Library on Scitation platform - October 9, 2008
The Society of Exploration Geophysics (SEG), US, has announced that the complete journal and proceedings archives of the Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society (EEGS) have been added to its publications portal, SEG Digital Library (http://www.segdl.org). The addition is seen to enhance SEG Digital Library's coverage… Read More
BMJ Group launches Indian operations with New Delhi office - October 9, 2008
Medical information publisher BMJ Group, UK, has announced its expansion into India with the opening of an office in New Delhi. Two senior executives from the Group, which is owned by the British Medical Association (BMA), are visiting India shortly to explain how doctors can… Read More
IEEE expands marketing pact with EMpact Sales to include three additional regions - October 9, 2008
Technical professional society IEEE has announced that it has extended the territorial scope of its existing sales and marketing partnership with EMpact Sales, the publisher representation group of EBSCO Information Services. The partnership has been extended to include the Nordic region, Russia and Cuba. According… Read More
MetaPress adds three publishers for e-content hosting service - October 9, 2008
MetaPress a US-based provider of hosting services for STM content, has announced that three additional publishers have launched their electronic content distribution services via the MetaPress 2.0 platform. These publishers include the Chicago Linguistic Society, Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry and Supervision Magazine. MetaPress is… Read More
