Allina Health opts for Thomson Reuters’ Micromedex drug information system - April 21, 2011
Business information provider Thomson Reuters, US, has announced that the Allina Health System, a not-for-profit network of hospitals, clinics and other healthcare services, has selected Micromedex as its drug information vendor. The decision reportedly came after a month-long rigorous evaluation of drug information systems, in which… Read More
Reed Elsevier announces appointment of Adrian Hennah as non-executive director - April 21, 2011
Publisher Reed Elsevier has announced that the appointment of Adrian Hennah as a member of the Supervisory Board of Reed Elsevier NV and as a non-executive director of Reed Elsevier PLC has been approved by shareholders at the respective Annual General Meetings held on April 19… Read More
Professional and scholarly books hold 75.9 percent of the US e-book market, says Simba report - April 21, 2011
Media industry and forecast analysis firm Simba Information, US, has released a new report titled ‘Professional Publishing in the Digital Age: E-Books in Libraries.’ Although consumer trade books get a majority of the attention, professional and scholarly books, which include the legal, scientific/technical, medical and business… Read More
SAGE and Publishing Technology announce technology deal - April 21, 2011
Publishing Technology plc, a UK-based provider of software and services to the publishing industry, has announced an agreement for the implementation of its journal fulfilment software by academic publisher SAGE. Under the deal, SAGE will implement Publishing Technology's proven software across the… Read More
Amazon announces Kindle Library Lending for Kindle Books - April 21, 2011
Online books retailer Amazon.com, Inc., US, has announced Kindle Library Lending, a new feature launching later this year. Kindle Library Lending will allow Kindle customers to borrow Kindle books from over 11,000 libraries in the US. The new feature will enable customers to check out a… Read More
Grupo A selects impelsys software to power new medical content portal - April 21, 2011
Grupo A, one of the leading STM publishers in South America, has announced a partnership with e-content delivery solutions provider Impelsys, US, to build a new online portal that will host the sale of full-text articles from some of its most important book titles published on… Read More
