Columbia University and Microsoft partner to digitise books - February 1, 2008
Technology firm Microsoft Corp., US, and Columbia University are collaborating on an initiative to digitise a large number of books from Columbia University Libraries and make them available to Internet users. With the support of the Open Content Alliance (OCA), publicly available print materials in Columbia… Read More
Maney selects DotLib for e-journal sales in South and Latin America - February 1, 2008
Academic publisher Maney Publishing, UK, has recently signed an agreement with distributor and agent DotLib for sales of its electronic products in South America, Latin America and the Caribbean. Maney's E-journal list features nearly eighty titles and five subject specific MORE (Maney Online Research E-journal) collections:… Read More
American Journal of Disaster Medicine accepted for inclusion in MEDLINE - February 1, 2008
Healthcare publisher Weston Medical Publishing, US, has announced that the American Journal of Disaster Medicine has been accepted for inclusion into the National Library of Medicine's MEDLINE database and may now be accessed through the PUBMED website or the MEDLARS system. The National Library of Medicine,… Read More
Wiley-Blackwell releases book on Paralympic Movement - February 1, 2008
Wiley-Blackwell, the STM and scholarly publishing business of John Wiley & Sons, Inc.US, has published what it claims is the first academically thorough, researched history and analysis of the Paralympic Movement. Written by Dr. Steve Bailey, a sports historian, Athlete First: A History of the Paralympic… Read More
Max Planck Society and Copernicus Publications sign new contract - February 1, 2008
German research organisation Max Planck Society (MPS) has signed an agreement with Copernicus Publications, Germany, in an effort to support open access compatible publishing of its scientists. The MPS will pay the service charges for articles submitted by MPS scientists, which are subsequently published in open… Read More
Ingenta partners with factual media company to grow online ad revenues - February 1, 2008
Information and publishing services provider Ingenta, UK, a division of Publishing Technology plc, recently announced a new agreement with Ten Alps, UK. Ten Alps is a media company which provides factual content for online, print, television and radio distribution. Starting February 1, 2008, Ten Alps will… Read More
