Quadrant HealthCom acquires Dowden properties from Lebhar-Friedman - December 23, 2009
Healthcare publisher Quadrant HealthCom Inc., US, has reportedly acquired Dowden Professional Publications from Lebhar-Friedman. Financial terms were not disclosed. Under the deal, Quadrant will acquire Dowden’s four medical journals – The Journal of Family Practice, OBG Management, Mayo Clinic Proceedings and Current Psychiatry. Quadrant will also… Read More
Cold Spring Publishing changes name to Harborside Press, LLC - December 23, 2009
Medical publishing company Cold Spring Publishing, LLC, US, has announced that the principals of the company have approved a name change to Harborside Press, LLC. In addition, the company has announced that the growth it has experienced over the past year requires a substantial expansion in… Read More
Sunshine Media names Cindy Dunston Quirk as Publisher of MD News - December 23, 2009
B2B information provider Sunshine Media Inc, US, has named Cindy Dunston Quirk as Publisher of MD News, a business and practice management publication for physicians in the Greater Indianapolis area. An accomplished writer, marketing expert and entrepreneur, Cindy Dunston Quirk has excelled in the field of… Read More
Dear Subscriber - December 23, 2009
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Academic library budgets shrinking significantly, says CIBER survey - December 22, 2009
The CIBER research group at University College London has announced the availability of the final report for its global library survey that concerns the challenges, trends and best practices during tough economic times. Co-sponsored by Charleston Conference, Baker & Taylor’s YBP Library… Read More
University of Hong Kong selects Thomson Reuters’ ResearcherID to standardise research identifiers - December 22, 2009
Information services provider Thomson Reuters, US, has announced that the University of Hong Kong (HKU) has selected ResearcherID to reduce author ambiguity and enhance the robustness of its institutional repository, the HKU Scholars Hub. The HKU Scholars Hub provides open access support to the university's scholarly… Read More