Springer ownership change confirmed - February 3, 2010
The closing of the sale of Springer Science+Business Media S.A. (Springer) by Cinven and Candover to funds managed by EQT and GIC, announced on December 11, 2009, is confirmed. Competition authorities in the US and in Europe have approved the transfer. Springer has received an injection… Read More
Mary Ann Liebert launches video journal for urologists - February 3, 2010
Medical publisher Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., US, has launched Videourology, a video journal for urologists. The journal will cover fully peer-reviewed surgical and micro-invasive video demonstrations of the latest techniques and technologies used to optimise surgical patient care. Videourology is Part B of the Journal of… Read More
Clarke Publishing Group unveils iConsult service for publishers - February 3, 2010
Publishing services company Clarke Publishing Group, US, has announced a new service line at the Association of American Publisher's 2010 Professional Scholarly Publishing Annual Conference. The iConsult service line is aimed at publishers and other organisations active in professional and scholarly publishing. It is designed to… Read More
EBSCO to co-sponsor librarian scholarship for DPER 2010 Diversity & Inclusion award winner - February 3, 2010
Information services provider EBSCO, US, will co-sponsor a scholarship for the SLA Division of Petroleum and Energy Resources (DPER) 2010 Diversity & Inclusion award winner, Stephen Kizza. Kizza, solo librarian of the Resource Centre of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development in Uganda, won the… Read More
Dear Subscriber - February 3, 2010
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ALA calls on US govt. to restore funding for libraries - February 2, 2010
The American Library Association (ALA) has called on the US Congress to restore the funding lost to libraries in the President’s budget proposal. President Barack Obama released his fiscal 2011 Budget Proposal to Congress, calling for a freeze to federal library funding under the Library Services… Read More
