ebrary’s new Android app to work with e-books acquired under all models - June 8, 2012
ebrary, a ProQuest business, has announced a new Android app that will be freely available on Google Play this summer. The move comes less than six months after the company launched a dedicated iOS app. ebrary’s Android and iOS apps work with e-books acquired under… Read More
Nature Publishing Group and National Science Library, Chinese Academy of Sciences sign digital preservation deal - June 8, 2012
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG), UK, and National Science Library, Chinese Academy of Sciences (NSLC) have signed an agreement to provide long-term digital preservation of NPG’s content in Beijing. The agreement was signed by Dr. Zhang Xiao Lin, Director of National Science Library, Chinese… Read More
Three new publishers announce participation in CLOCKSS’ digital preservation archive - June 8, 2012
The CLOCKSS Archive has announced the participation of three new publishers in its digital preservation archive. The publishers are - Berghahn Books, The International Glaciological Society and Aerospace Medical Association. Berghahn Books is an independent scholarly publisher of distinguished books and journals in the humanities… Read More
Mary Ann Liebert set to launch peer-reviewed journal on Big Data - June 8, 2012
Publisher Mary Ann Liebert, Inc, US, has announced the launch of Big Data, a peer-reviewed journal. The journal that will seek to provide a unique forum for world-class research exploring the challenges and opportunities in collecting, analysing, and disseminating vast amounts of data, including big data… Read More
SAGE and the British Association for Adoption & Fostering announce publishing partnership - June 8, 2012
Academic publisher SAGE and the British Association for Adoption & Fostering (BAAF) have announced a new agreement to publish BAAF’s journal, Adoption & Fostering, from 2013. The journal is edited by Roger Bullock, Fellow, Centre for Social Policy, The Social Research Unit at Dartington, UK. … Read More
Veritas Capital completes acquisition of Healthcare Business of Thomson Reuters - June 7, 2012
Thomson Reuters has announced the completion of the $1.25 billion sale of the Thomson Reuters Healthcare business to an affiliate of Veritas Capital. The company's many well-known brands, established in more than 30 years of leadership in the healthcare industry, include Advantage Suite, Action OI, MarketScan,… Read More
