LibQUAL+ opens registration for 2013 - August 30, 2012
LibQUAL+ has announced the opening of registration for 2013. With an ever-expanding community composed of libraries from over 25 countries around the world, now is the time to kick-start your assessment with the capability to benchmark with more than a million complete surveys of data. … Read More
De Gruyter and Commercial Press announce strategic partnership - August 30, 2012
Academic publisher De Gruyter, Germany, has entered into a strategic partnership with Commercial Press, a renowned Chinese publisher in the humanities and social sciences. The partnership agreement, which is effective immediately, provides for the intensive exchange of academic content between the two publishing houses. Commercial… Read More
Springer unveils fully open access option for books - August 29, 2012
STM publisher Springer, Germany, plans to expand its open access (OA) programme by offering a fully OA option for books. This is expected to extend the company's SpringerOpen and BioMed Central journal portfolio, and its Springer Open Choice option. Any electronic version of a SpringerOpen book… Read More
EBSCO Publishing unveils new portal for organisational learning - August 29, 2012
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing, US, has released Leadership & Management Learning Center, a new learning portal that seeks to provide highly relevant content from thought leaders on best practices and benchmarks to support and sustain formal and informal organisational learning. Leadership & Management… Read More
Wolters Kluwer helps advertisers adopt ad content for iPad app journal editions - August 29, 2012
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health, US, now reportedly leads the industry in digital transformation of medical journals with a strategy to help its advertising partners leverage multimedia content to increase audience reach and engagement, and deliver return on investment. According to Manhattan Research's recent… Read More
Oxford University Press acquires American Journal of Hypertension - August 29, 2012
Academic publisher Oxford University Press (OUP), UK, has announced the acquisition of the American Journal of Hypertension. The title is said to provide a forum for scientific inquiry in the field of hypertension and related cardiovascular disease. It is a monthly, peer-reviewed journal with an Impact… Read More
