Baker and Taylor completes second phase of its migration to CARL.X - July 17, 2015
Baker & Taylor, a worldwide distributor of digital and print books, has completed the second phase of its migration to CARL.X with the company's Customized Library Services (CLS) group implementing TLC's next generation ILS last month. With this upgrade, CLS will join Baker & Taylor's Corporate… Read More
McGraw-Hill Education acquires equity stake in global mobile language learning platform, busuu - July 16, 2015
McGraw-Hill Education, a learning science company, has taken a €6 million (approximately $6.5 million) minority equity stake in busuu, the world's largest social network for language learning with more than 55 million users. The transaction includes an agreement that will give McGraw-Hill Education exclusive global… Read More
Thieme Chemistry releases ‘Pharmaceutical Substances’ version 3.8 - July 16, 2015
Scientific publisher Thieme Chemistry has announced that 'Pharmaceutical Substances' version 3.8 is now available. This substantial new release for the reference guide includes 31 new active pharmaceutical ingredients such as Ledipasvir, that combined with Sofosbuvir allows for the first all-oral treatment of Hepatitis C infections. … Read More
Platts acquires Petromedia - July 16, 2015
Platts, a global energy, metals, petrochemicals and agriculture information provider, has acquired Petromedia, a specialist provider of news and analysis for the shipping and oil industries. The purchase helps extend Platts coverage beyond traditional marine fuels and market fundamentals. Founded in 2001, Petromedia provides customers… Read More
PeerJ awarded the DOAJ Seal - July 16, 2015
Open access publisher PeerJ has been awarded the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) Seal. The DOAJ only awards the seal to 'journals that adhere to an exceptionally high level of publishing standards and best practice.' To be awarded the DOAJ Seal journals must fulfil… Read More
Editor-in-Chief of E&T magazine named Chair of the British Society of Magazine Editors - July 16, 2015
The Editor-in-Chief of the Institution of Engineering and Technology's E&T magazine has become the Chair of the British Society of Magazine Editors (BSME). Dickon Ross is an award-winning journalist and becomes the first BSME Chair from the business and professional magazine sector since the position… Read More
