Springer to acquire Wolters Kluwer’ Pharma Marketing and Publishing Services division - November 10, 2011
STM publisher Springer Science+Business Media has reached an agreement with Wolters Kluwer to acquire the Pharma Marketing and Publishing Services division (MPS) for its Springer Healthcare unit. MPS is one of the five largest global providers of strategic marketing, publishing and business… Read More
Faculty of 1000 and DynaMed partner to better serve medical professionals needs - November 10, 2011
Article evaluation services provider Faculty of 1000 (F1000), UK, and DynaMed have announced a partnership to better serve the needs of medical professionals looking for rapid access to the best available medical evidence. The partnership expands the DynaMed community to more than… Read More
ProQuest announces new executive team - November 10, 2011
Information resources and technologies provider ProQuest, US, has been organised into strategic business units designed to provide strong, clear focus on customer needs. Chief Executive Officer Kurt Sanford, who joined the company in July 2011, created the new, agile structure consisting of six business units, led… Read More
University of Arizona opts for BioMed’s Open Repository service - November 10, 2011
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced that the University of Arizona has become the first academic institute in the US to adopt its 'Open Repository' service. The service builds, hosts and maintains uniquely customised DSpace repositories on behalf of organisations. Through the implementation… Read More
Thirty three North American institutions endorse Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge - November 10, 2011
Thirty-three research institutions, associations, and foundations in the US, Canada, and Mexico recently signed the Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities. These private, public, and non-profit organisations join nearly 300 more from around the world in another clear sign of the growing demand for… Read More
American Society for Indexing forms Digital Trends Task Force - November 9, 2011
The American Society for Indexing (ASI) recently formed the ASI Digital Trends Task Force (DTTF) to keep members up to date on advances in indexing technology. ASI is a nonprofit, professional membership organisation promoting excellence in the indexing of books, journals and other information sources in… Read More
