Springer and EPMA collaborate to launch new book series - November 19, 2012
STM publisher Springer will launch a new book series in collaboration with the European Association for Predictive, Preventive and Personalised Medicine (EPMA). The first volume in the series Healthcare Overview: New Perspectives will be published at the end of 2012. Approximately three books will be published… Read More
Wiley and O’Reilly Media sign ebook distribution deal - November 19, 2012
Technology publisher O'Reilly Media recently announced an agreement with global publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Beginning immediately, O'Reilly will become an online distributor for Wiley's extensive technology ebook programme, which includes such leading brands as Wrox, Sybex, and For Dummies.… Read More
ALPSP to preserve with CLOCKSS Archive - November 19, 2012
The CLOCKSS Archive has announced a partnership with the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP), an international association for scholarly and professional publishers. Under the deal, CLOCKSS will preserve the Association's ejournals and ebooks in CLOCKSS's geographically and geopolitically distributed network of redundant archive… Read More
DOAB User Needs Analysis released - November 19, 2012
The Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB) recently released the final report of the DOAB User Needs Analysis. This report is based on the experiences, needs, and expectations of users as they emerged from a survey, an online discussion, and a panel at the recent OASPA… Read More
Dr. Hamish Meldrum and Dr. Kiran Patel join BMJ Group Board - November 19, 2012
Medical information provider The BMJ Group, UK, has announced that the immediate past chairman of BMA Council, Dr. Hamish Meldrum, and Dr. Kiran Patel, a consultant cardiologist, are joining the BMJ Group Board as non-executive directors from November, 2012. Dr Meldrum has been a registered… Read More
Golden Gate Capital to acquire Ex Libris Group from Leeds Equity Partners - November 19, 2012
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced that Golden Gate Capital, a prominent San Francisco-based private equity firm with $12 billion in capital under management, has entered into an agreement to acquire Ex Libris from its current owner, Leeds Equity Partners. Terms of… Read More
