PennWell acquires Elsevier Public Safety Group - September 17, 2012
B2B publisher PennWell Corporation, US, has reportedly acquired the Elsevier Public Safety Group including flagship magazine Journal of Emergency Medical Services (JEMS), JEMS.com, and the EMS Today Conference & Exposition (the JEMS Conference), EMS Insider newsletter, along with FireRescue magazine, FirefighterNation.com, FireEMSblogs.com,… Read More
EBSCO unveils serials price projections for 2013 - September 17, 2012
Information services provider EBSCO, US, has released serials price projections for 2013. The report, based on surveys of a wide range of publishers and reviews of historical serials pricing data, provides serials price projections that will assist information professionals as they make budgeting decisions for the… Read More
IOP Publishing and Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information sign agreement to widen scientific research in Korea - September 17, 2012
Non-profit scientific publisher Institute of Physics (IOP) Publishing, UK, and the Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on a new strategic collaboration for the provision and dissemination of scientific research. Under the deal, Korean researchers will… Read More
UK universities have improved access to mobile services, says UCISA report - September 17, 2012
The UK's Universities and Colleges Information Systems Association (UCISA) has released its sixth survey of technology enhanced learning for higher education, which is funded by JISC. The survey shows that UK higher education has made notable progress in helping students and staff access library services, e-mail… Read More
National Library of China gains access to Cambridge Journals Digital Archive - September 17, 2012
The National Library of China (NLC) has gained access to the Cambridge Journals Digital Archive (CJDA) Complete Collection. The complete CJDA comprises 207 journals published from 1770 to 2010 and will provide substantial support to research institutes and universities throughout China. The broad subject areas… Read More
Prof. Linfa Wang named Editor-in-Chief of Virology Journal - September 17, 2012
Virology Journal, published by open access publisher BioMed Central, has announced the appointment of Professor Linfa Wang as the Editor-in-Chief of the journal. He replaces Professor Robert Garry, Tulane University, USA, who founded the journal in 2004. Professor Wang is a researcher in emerging infections,… Read More
