O’Reilly Media acquires Pearson’s 50 percent interest in Safari Books Online, attains full ownership - August 6, 2014
O'Reilly Media, Inc. has acquired Pearson's 50 percent interest in Safari Books Online, LLC. Safari is now a wholly owned subsidiary of O'Reilly. Developed by O'Reilly and launched as a joint venture with Pearson in 2001, Safari will continue to operate as an independent entity offering… Read More
Springer announces five-year renewal agreement with Chile’s CINCEL - August 6, 2014
STM publisher Springer has entered into a five-year renewal agreement with the Consorcio para el Acceso a la Información Científica Electrónica (CINCEL) in Chile. The new deal extends access to Springer's published research to more than twice as many institutions. The national consortium of CINCEL… Read More
EBSCO Health’s advanced nursing research tool includes new features to improve nursing practice - August 6, 2014
Nurses looking for information to help provide the best care possible to their patients can now turn to Nursing Reference Center Plus™ from EBSCO Health. The evidence-based clinical decision support tool was created by nurses for nurses and is designed to improve nursing practice and positively… Read More
BioMed Central reports significant increase in impact factors of several key titles - August 6, 2014
Open access publisher BioMed Central has announced that a total of 71 journals in its publishing portfolio have seen their Impact Factors increase in the recently published Journal Citation Report 2013. This year 12 journals received their first Impact Factor, so 162 journals out of 265… Read More
Thieme expands partnership with Student Osteopathic Medical Association - August 6, 2014
Scientific, medical and academic publisher Thieme has announced an expansion of its partnership with the Student Osteopathic Medical Association (SOMA). SOMA has chosen Atlas of Anatomy, Second Edition, by Anne M. Gilroy et al., as the main premium for new SOMA members for the 2014-2015 membership… Read More
Penton’s Aviation Week network promotes Rupa Haria to Director, Digital Content Strategy - August 6, 2014
Penton's Aviation Week has promoted Rupa Haria to the role of Director, Digital Content Strategy. In this newly created position, Rupa will be responsible for implementing projects that will continue to grow Aviation Week's digital engagement with the global marketplace, including overseeing content development on AviationWeek.com… Read More
