IMLS and Heritage Preservation announce second Heritage Health Index - July 22, 2013
Heritage Preservation, working in cooperation with the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), will conduct a second Heritage Health Index. The original survey, conducted nearly 10 years ago, was the first comprehensive study to assess the condition of U.S. collections. It examined the state of… Read More
Wolters Kluwer Health and Joint Commission Resources collaborate to develop eCourses for nurses - July 19, 2013
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has signed an agreement with Joint Commission Resources (JCR), official publisher and educator of The Joint Commission, to develop online professional development courses for nurses in hospitals and other health institutions. These eCourses will be included in Lippincott's Professional… Read More
EBSCO and Cairn.Info in deal to add French-language journal content to EBSCO Discovery Service - July 19, 2013
Library resources provider EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) and Cairn.info have come to an agreement allowing metadata and selected full text from Cairn.info's comprehensive collection of French, Belgian and Swiss journals to be added to EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS). Content from Cairn.info includes 370 French-language academic journals… Read More
SwetsWise adds Edward Elgar eBook content to its catalogue - July 19, 2013
Information services provider Swets, Netherlands, has announced that Edward Elgar Publishing has signed an agreement to make all of its 2300 eBooks on Elgaronline available to order directly via SwetsWise. Edward Elgar Publishing is an international publisher of academic books and journals in economics, finance, business… Read More
McGraw-Hill Education completes acquisition of Tata Group’s stake in India joint venture - July 18, 2013
Digital learning company McGraw-Hill Education, US, has announced the completion of its acquisition of the entirety of shares in Tata McGraw-Hill Education Private Limited, the company's long-existing joint venture with Tata Group. As part of the agreement, McGraw-Hill Education purchased the minority ownership stake in the… Read More
Booksellers can now obtain book price and availability from Argosy Books via PubEasy - July 18, 2013
Ireland’s independent book wholesaler Argosy Books has joined the growing, international e-community of booksellers using PubEasy, the global enquiry and ordering service for the book industry. A service of ProQuest affiliate Bowker, PubEasy is a global publishing e-Marketplace that enables cost-effective, online access to order placement,… Read More
