Elsevier and the American College of Cardiology launch new journal – JACC: Heart Failure - March 6, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, and the American College of Cardiology (ACC) have announced that the American College of Cardiology (ACC) journals' portfolio has been expanded with the launch of JACC: Heart Failure. It is expected that this new journal will better meet the demands and challenges… Read More
Additional Resources from Oxford University Press now searchable via EBSCO Discovery Service - March 6, 2013
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, and Oxford University Press (OUP) have extended their partnership enabling two additional authoritative resources from OUP - University Press Scholarship Online and Oxford Dictionary of National Biography - to be searchable within EBSCO Discovery… Read More
Leading agriculture innovator Syngenta implements Thomson IP Manager software, patent payments and services - March 6, 2013
The Intellectual Property (IP) & Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced a partnership to provide Syngenta, a leading agricultural company, with an integrated, enterprise-wide asset management solution. The partnership aims to standardise and centralise IP and legal contracting processes. It will support the development of… Read More
LWW and the American College of Sports Medicine launch seven new exercise science manuals and textbooks - March 6, 2013
Healthcare publisher Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW), part of Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has published seven new editions of their exercise science list in partnership with the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). Several titles provide the content students and professionals must master to obtain multiple… Read More
IOP Publishing names Natasha Mellins-Cohen as new Head of Content Management - March 6, 2013
Non-profit scientific publisher IOP Publishing (IOP), UK, has announced the appointment of Natasha Mellins-Cohen as the new Head of Content Management, effective April 2, 2013. Natasha succeeds Sharon Toop, who retired at the end of 2012 as Head of Production, after 38 years with IOP Publishing.… Read More
LCA submits reply comments to US Copyright Office’s orphan works NOI - March 6, 2013
The US' Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) has filed reply comments with the US Copyright Office in response to the latter's October 22, 2012 Notice of Inquiry (NOI). The NOI was about the current state of play with orphan works and mass digitisation. LCA reviewed the… Read More