Wiley completes acquisition of CrossKnowledge - May 5, 2014
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has announced that it has completed the acquisition of CrossKnowledge, a learning solutions provider focused on leadership and managerial skills development, for $175 million in cash. Privately-held with over 200 employees, CrossKnowledge offers subscription-based, digital learning solutions for multi-national… Read More
Mendeley to support Research4Life access in developing world - May 5, 2014
Mendeley, a global research collaboration and reference manager platform, has pledged to actively support and collaborate with Research4Life on the heels of its first anniversary at Elsevier. Research 4 Life is a public-private partnership that provides free and low-cost access to peer reviewed resources. Its… Read More
WEDI organises emergency summit on ICD-10 implementation - May 5, 2014
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), a global, cause-based, not-for-profit organisation focused on better health through information technology (IT), has joined the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) and several other stakeholder organisations in pulling together a meeting to develop an industry action plan… Read More
IOP Publishing announces participation in 2014 NHS pilot - May 5, 2014
Non-profit scientific publisher IOP Publishing (IOP), UK, has announced that it is participating in a pilot that will enable access to journal content licensed by Jisc Collections to eligible staff working across the NHS in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. AAAS, Annual Reviews, Elsevier,… Read More
eLibrary from ProQuest updated for today’s multi-tasker and mobile learner - May 5, 2014
Students using eLibrary® from ProQuest® can now benefit from several recent enhancements to this online resource, making it easier to conduct research and to complete school assignments. The new mobile web edition of eLibrary is now available and enables access from smart phones and hand-held devices,… Read More
ALPSP names BMJ’s Peter Ashman as Chair Elect - May 5, 2014
The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) has appointed Peter Ashman, Publishing Director at BMJ, as Chair Elect of its governing Council with immediate effect. Peter will become Chair from 2015. He will succeed Simon Ross, Managing Director, Journals at Cambridge University Press. … Read More
