Palgrave Macmillan titles now available through MPS Technologies’ BookStore Discovery platform - January 11, 2008
MPS Technologies, the technology arm of Macmillan India, has announced that over 1,900 Palgrave Macmillan books are now available to browse and search online through its BookStore Discovery platform. The launch of the facility on www.palgrave.com, earlier this week, incorporates MPS Technologies'… Read More
ProQuest launches aggregated full-text database for libraries - January 11, 2008
ProQuest, part of Cambridge Information Group, US, has launched what is claimed to be the largest aggregated full-text database for libraries. The new database, called ProQuest Central, serves as a foundational research collection for academic libraries. It offers more than 11,000 titles (8,000 in full text)… Read More
Academic Alliance Foundation publishes medical textbook on the management of HIV/AIDS - January 11, 2008
The Academic Alliance Foundation (AAF), US, has announced that it has published the first medical textbook, Global HIV/AIDS Medicine, aimed at a comprehensive approach to the management of HIV/AIDS as a global problem. The book reflects a changing landscape in HIV/AIDS prevention, diagnosis, and treatment, with… Read More
Jobson Medical Information acquires CenterWatch and NEIRB from Thomson Healthcare - January 11, 2008
Healthcare communications, publishing, and medical education company Jobson Medical Information LLC (JMI), US, has announced that they have acquired the assets of CenterWatch and The New England Institutional Review Board (NEIRB) from Thomson Healthcare Inc., a subsidiary of the Thomson Corporation. Terms of the transaction were… Read More
US’ digital library for geosciences shifted to Center for Atmospheric Research - January 11, 2008
The US' National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced that the nation's most extensive collection of digital learning resources for geoscience education is now based at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado. The move is designed to ensure that the Digital Library for… Read More
Ingenta names Jeff Downing as Manager, Library Relations - January 11, 2008
Information and publishing services provider Ingenta, UK, a division of Publishing Technology plc, recently announced the appointment of Jeff Downing as Manager, Library Relations. Downing will join the company in February and will pursue opportunities for the company's suite of integrated library services. With this appointment,… Read More
