McGraw-Hill restructuring select business operations to boost growth - January 10, 2008
Information services provider McGraw-Hill Companies, US, has announced that it has restructured a limited number of business operations in the fourth quarter of 2007 to fortify its long-term growth prospects. During the period, the company incurred a restructuring charge of $43.7 million, pre-tax, consisting mostly of… Read More
BioCentury, NPG introduce electronic publication to distill life science research - January 10, 2008
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG), UK, and BioCentury Publications, Inc., US, have unveiled SciBX, a new publication that seeks to leverage the business intelligence of BioCentury and the scientific acumen of NPG. SciBX will distill and analyse newly published life science… Read More
SAGE announces new consortia agreements across Asia for 2008 - January 10, 2008
Academic publisher SAGE has announced several new consortia agreements across Asia for 2008. After a year of considerable growth in the region, SAGE content will now be available for subscription to member and affiliated institutions of the Japan Association of National University Libraries (JANUL); Private &… Read More
Physicians Practice, Loma Linda partnership to improve patient care in Southern California - January 10, 2008
Physicians Practice, America's leading practice management journal, has partnered with the Loma Linda University Medical Center to provide resources to help physicians in Southern California manage their practices more efficiently, thereby improving patient care. Under the deal, the journal will be mailed monthly, beginning in January,… Read More
ProQuest to celebrate 70th anniversary of UMI - January 10, 2008
ProQuest, part of Cambridge Information Group, US, has announced that the company will celebrate the 70th Anniversary of University Mircofilms, Inc. (UMI), an imprint of ProQuest, at the ALA Midwinter conference on January 12, 2008. UMI was created in 1938 by Eugene Power to safeguard threatened… Read More
Rebecca Lenzini joins Ingenta as Director of Business Development, Publisher Services - January 10, 2008
Information and publishing services provider Ingenta, UK, a division of Publishing Technology plc, has announced that Rebecca Lenzini, President of The Charleston Company, will join the firm as Director of Business Development, Publisher Services, on an assignment to strategically improve the positioning and development of its… Read More
