United Business Media acquires Canon Communications for $287 million - September 17, 2010
Niche information services provider United Business Media Ltd. (UBM), UK, has reached an agreement to acquire Canon Communications LLC from Spectrum Equity Investors and Apprise Media LLC for $287 million. The transaction is subject to Hart-Scott-Rodino antitrust clearance. With this acquisition, UBM expects to become a… Read More
EBSCO Publishing and John Carter Brown Library collaborate to offer free historical database - September 17, 2010
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, and the John Carter Brown Library have collaborated to bring a new bibliographic database to libraries, scholars and individuals interested in European works that relate to the Americas. European Views of the Americas: 1493-1750 is a database based… Read More
Portico and Berghahn Journals announce preservation deal - September 17, 2010
Non-profit electronic archiving service provider Portico, US, has announced an agreement with Berghahn Journals to preserve the latter's collection of 29 e-journals. Through this agreement with Portico, Berghahn seeks to ensure that its e-journals will be preserved and available for future scholars, researchers and students. Berghahn… Read More
Attention Subscribers – www.myscoope.com lets you access Knowledgespeak using your mobile devices - September 17, 2010
Mobile access for Knowledgespeak is now available via our new beta application, SCOOPE STM Mobile. Subscribers on the move can now gain easy access to Knowledgespeak through a reader-friendly mobile phone interface. This application is uniquely available in two versions:… Read More
Open Book Alliance supports Congressional enquiry into Google Book Alliance - September 16, 2010
The US' House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy is set to explore growing concerns about anti-competitive and monopolistic practices taking place online. The Open Book Alliance (OBA) applauds the action and urges the subcommittee to use the hearing to continue its examination of the… Read More
PAHO partners with EQUATOR Network to improve health research reporting in Latin America - September 16, 2010
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has announced a partnership with the EQUATOR Network to improve reporting of health research in the Americas through the wider use of guidelines that promote greater accuracy and transparency in research publications. Under an agreement signed recently, PAHO will translate… Read More
