Portico, ASME sign preservation deal - October 31, 2008
Non-profit electronic archiving service provider Portico, US, has announced that it has entered into an agreement with the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) to preserve its online collection of 23 titles. With this inclusion, over 7,900 e-journals and 4,400 e-books have now been entrusted to… Read More
South African university expands its resources with Springer eBooks - October 31, 2008
STM publisher Springer Science+Business Media, Germany, in cooperation with subscription services provider Swets, Netherlands, has signed an agreement with the University of the Free State in South Africa to provide all of its libraries with the Springer eBook Collection 2005 - 2008. With immediate effect, 10,781… Read More
WK Health launches Brand Probability File to simplify brand/generic decisions - October 31, 2008
Medical information provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, has announced the launch of its new Brand Probability File, which simplifies data analysis for brand vs. generic decisions. The Brand Probability File provides pharmacies, pharmaceutical manufacturers and payers a new way to quickly identify drug products… Read More
BioMed Central launches new journal – Epigenetics and Chromatin - October 31, 2008
Open access publisher BioMed Central, US, has launched a new journal - Epigenetics and Chromatin. The journal seeks to help researchers at all levels to discuss the heritable changes that do not alter DNA sequence, but rather involve stable modifications of chromatin, DNA or protein conformation.… Read More
EBSCO Publishing acquires niche databases provider NISC - October 31, 2008
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), a division of EBSCO Industries Inc., US, has announced the acquisition of NISC, Inc. for an undisclosed amount. As NISC provides refined subject area databases, EBSCO expects the acquisition to augment its own database offerings. NISC databases include Family… Read More
Ingram Digital to re-sell Greenwood Publishing Group’s online databases - October 31, 2008
Digital content services provider Ingram Digital, US, has announced that it has entered into an agreement to re-sell Greenwood Publishing Group's online databases. The databases will be made available through MyiLibrary, Ingram Digital's next-generation e-content aggregation platform. MyiLibrary will also facilitate the integration of rich metadata… Read More
