SAGE acquires two Kingston Press journals - September 15, 2008
Academic publisher SAGE has announced the acquisition of two journals - Language and Speech and International Journal of Bilingualism - owned and published by Kingston Press. Both titles enjoy worldwide readership and are well established in their field. First established in 1958, Language and Speech is… Read More
Greater Western Library Alliance selects Ingram Digital platform to launch its first user driven e-book programme - September 15, 2008
Digital content services provider Ingram Digital, US, has announced that it has been selected by the Greater Western Library Alliance (GWLA) to launch the consortium's first user driven e-book programme. A consortium of 31 research libraries located in the Midwestern and Western US, GWLA is offering… Read More
Blackwell Group names Andrew Hutchings as Chief Executive Officer - September 15, 2008
Library services provider Blackwell Group, UK, has announced the appointment of Andrew Hutchings as Chief Executive Officer. In his new role, Hutchings will have full responsibility for both Blackwell Book Services and Blackwell UK Ltd. He takes up his new role with immediate effect and the… Read More
Trevor Deal named Publisher of The Journal of Family Practice and Mayo Clinic Proceedings - September 15, 2008
Medical journals publisher Dowden Health Media, US, has hired Trevor Deal as publisher of The Journal of Family Practice and Mayo Clinic Proceedings. He will report to SVP/Group Publisher Jenny Day. Deal brings to Dowden Health Media 10 years of expertise and a successful record of… Read More
ASCE Journals Collection made available to UK universities via NESLi2 initiative - September 12, 2008
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has announced that the ASCE Journals Collection is now available to UK universities through the NESLi2 Small and Medium Publishers initiative. ASCE has entered into a deal with the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) to provide UK institutions with… Read More
Procedures Consult and MyEvaluations.com partner to improve procedures training and competency - September 12, 2008
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that Procedures Consult, an online, multimedia procedures training and reference tool for medical students and residents, has partnered with MyEvaluations.com to enhance residency training in medical procedures. MyEvaluations.com is a leading medical education training management service provider. MyEvaluations.com uses patented… Read More