Thomson Reuters acquires Apsmart - June 11, 2012
Business information provider Thomson Reuters, US, has announced that it has acquired Apsmart, a London-based mobile platform and product development firm that was majority owned by DN Capital. The Apsmart acquisition is projected to improve Thomson Reuters ability to provide customers with mobile solutions that drive… Read More
Touch Group launches four new clinical portals - June 11, 2012
Medical and health sciences media and communications company Touch Group plc, UK, has announced the launch of four new clinical portals. Driven by the content from Touch Medical Media’s review journals, these new portals seek to serve as an authoritative free–to–access resource that supports healthcare… Read More
Wolters Kluwer Health announces iPad app for the Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing - June 11, 2012
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, has announced the launch of the new Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing iPad app. The official journal of the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses (WOCN) Society, the Journal of WOCN is published by Lippincott Williams… 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
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