Three new publishers announce participation in CLOCKSS’ digital preservation archive - June 8, 2012
The CLOCKSS Archive has announced the participation of three new publishers in its digital preservation archive. The publishers are - Berghahn Books, The International Glaciological Society and Aerospace Medical Association. Berghahn Books is an independent scholarly publisher of distinguished books and journals in the humanities… Read More
Mary Ann Liebert set to launch peer-reviewed journal on Big Data - June 8, 2012
Publisher Mary Ann Liebert, Inc, US, has announced the launch of Big Data, a peer-reviewed journal. The journal that will seek to provide a unique forum for world-class research exploring the challenges and opportunities in collecting, analysing, and disseminating vast amounts of data, including big data… Read More
SAGE and the British Association for Adoption & Fostering announce publishing partnership - June 8, 2012
Academic publisher SAGE and the British Association for Adoption & Fostering (BAAF) have announced a new agreement to publish BAAF’s journal, Adoption & Fostering, from 2013. The journal is edited by Roger Bullock, Fellow, Centre for Social Policy, The Social Research Unit at Dartington, UK. … Read More
Veritas Capital completes acquisition of Healthcare Business of Thomson Reuters - June 7, 2012
Thomson Reuters has announced the completion of the $1.25 billion sale of the Thomson Reuters Healthcare business to an affiliate of Veritas Capital. The company's many well-known brands, established in more than 30 years of leadership in the healthcare industry, include Advantage Suite, Action OI, MarketScan,… Read More
EBSCO and ALA co-sponsor seven scholarships for librarians to attend the ALA Annual Conference - June 7, 2012
EBSCO, in co-sponsorship with the American Library Association (ALA), has awarded seven librarians $1,000 scholarships to attend the ALA Annual Conference. The conference is scheduled to be held at Anaheim from June 21-26, 2012. As part of the application process, librarians were asked to explain… Read More
McGraw-Hill Education partners with Western Governors University to establish ‘Pay-for-Performance’ business model - June 7, 2012
Education materials publisher McGraw-Hill Education, US, and Western Governors University (WGU) have announced an agreement to establish a ‘pay-for-performance’ model in which McGraw-Hill will receive variable compensation for those WGU students who use MHE technology and services for a particular course and pass. Through the… Read More
