Stephen Carter to succeed Peter Rigby as Group Chief Executive of Informa Plc - July 12, 2013
Informa Plc, an international publishing, business information and events company, has announced that Peter Rigby will retire as Group Chief Executive at the end of 2013. Stephen A. Carter, currently a non-executive board director, will succeed him on January 1, 2014. Peter first joined Informa… Read More
MOBIUS provides member libraries with access to over 138,000 eBook titles with EBSCO eBook subscriptions - July 12, 2013
Library resources provider EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO), US, has announced that for the first time, people in Missouri will gain access to more than 138,000 unique e-book titles at 59 MOBIUS member libraries. MOBIUS recently purchased EBSCO eBook subscription packages from EBSCO. The subscription provides… Read More
Seoul National University opts for Ex Libris Alma - July 12, 2013
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced that Seoul National University (SNU) has selected the next-generation Alma library management solution. SNU is the first Korean institution to join the Alma early-adopter programme, following in the footsteps of over 160 leading institutions worldwide. … Read More
MetaMetrics partners with five major publishers to provide Quantile measures for over 30 new mathematics textbooks - July 12, 2013
MetaMetrics, developer of The Quantile Framework for Mathematics, recently collaborated with five major publishers to provide Quantile measures for more than 30 new mathematics textbooks that cover materials intended for students in Kindergarten to 10th grade. These textbooks will join over 600 textbooks and 3,500 resources… Read More
Karo Bio opts for Reaxys and Reaxys Medicinal Chemistry to support chemists in research and development - July 11, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that Karo Bio, a developer of innovative drugs for large medical needs, has started to use Reaxys and Reaxys Medicinal Chemistry. Karo Bio has chosen the solutions to support its chemists in their research and development objectives, ensuring they have… Read More
Springer announces impact factor increases for journals in 2012 - July 11, 2013
STM publisher Springer has announced that among those journals receiving a first-time impact factor (IF), 46 were Springer publications. Thomson Reuters recently released its Journal Citation Reports (JCR) for 2012. This brings the total number of Springer journals with IFs to 1,539, many of which… Read More
