ISNI International Agency developing global standard to identify creative rights holders - January 25, 2011
The ISNI International Agency, a UK-based non-for-profit organisation, is helping media companies prepare for the International Standard Name Identifier (ISNI), a new standard which will streamline the way creative rights holders are referenced on the Internet. The ISNI – Draft ISO 27729 is an ISO certified… Read More
Emerald announces 12 new titles in 2011 - January 25, 2011
Academic publisher Emerald Group Publishing Limited, UK, has announced twelve new journals scheduled for launch in 2011. The company's ongoing new launch programme aims to explore emerging areas of research, support research for the social good and sustainability, and promote authorship worldwide. New titles strengthening… Read More
ICIS and MRC announce joint venture to produce Polyethylene and Polyvinyl Chloride reports - January 25, 2011
Global chemicals information provider ICIS, part of the Reed Business Information group, has announced a joint venture with specialist Russia-based benchmark price provider Market Report Company (MRC). With this move, the company seeks to extend its presence in the Former Soviet Union's (FSU) plastics market. … Read More
Thomson Reuters launches new corporate branding campaign, The Knowledge Effect - January 25, 2011
Business information provider Thomson Reuters, US, has announced the launch of its new corporate branding campaign, The Knowledge Effect. The campaign is designed to further enhance the meaning, understanding and relevance of the Thomson Reuters brand to professional customers and leading decision makers worldwide. The… Read More
Maney and International Institute for the Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works announce publishing partnership - January 25, 2011
Academic publisher Maney Publishing, UK, has announced a publishing partnership with the International Institute for the Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (IIC). Under the deal, Maney will publish Studies in Conservation, the IIC's flagship quarterly journal from 2012. For the first time, the journal will… Read More
CLOCKSS names new executive director - January 25, 2011
The CLOCKSS Archive has announced the appointment of Randy S. Kiefer as the new Executive Director. Kiefer is the Principal Consultant in the Kiefer Strategy Group, LLC, which handles business development efforts for publishers like INFORMS, the American Accounting Association, the Military Operations Research Society,… Read More
