Elsevier and Sosido collaborate to provide PracticeUpdate curated medical content to an expanded network of society-affiliated healthcare professionals - April 6, 2017
Elsevier, the information analytics company specializing in science and health, is collaborating with Sosido to provide curated medical content from PracticeUpdate® to healthcare professionals who are members of niche medical associations in North America and globally. Sosido, a Canada-based online knowledge sharing network that connects… Read More
New Public Data Lab to support advances in social science research and digital methods - April 5, 2017
Academic publisher SAGE Publishing has entered into a partnership with the Institute for Policy Research at the University of Bath, to establish a new Public Data Lab in order to facilitate social science research, teaching and public engagement activities around the future… Read More
Taylor and Francis announces new trial with Publons allowing peer review to get the recognition it deserves - April 5, 2017
Academic publisher Taylor and Francis has announced a new trial with Publons, enabling peer review contributions to be instantly tracked, verified and showcased to allow peer review to get the recognition it deserves. Publons is now being rolled out across 30… Read More
ACCUCOMS to represent the American Association for Cancer Research in Latin America - April 5, 2017
ACCUCOMS has announced a new agreement with the American Association for Cancer Research in Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America (except Brazil). The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) claims to be the oldest and largest scientific organisation in… Read More
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Elsevier sign IT professorship deal to support Berlin’s digital agenda - April 4, 2017
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and information analytics company Elsevier have signed an agreement to launch an information management professorship at the university as part of the Einstein Center Digital Future. This builds on Humboldt's existing collaboration with Elsevier in the HEADT Centre and supports Berlin's position as… Read More
CJK Group, Inc. acquires The Sheridan Group - April 4, 2017
CJK Group, the holding company for Bang Printing, a leading manufacturer of books, catalogues, publications and fulfillment services, has acquired The Sheridan Group headquartered in Hunt Valley, MD, including its operating divisions in Chelsea, MI, Hanover, PA, Waterbury, VT, and Hanover, NH.… Read More
Brill joins Jisc Digital Archival Collections group purchasing pilot in the UK - April 3, 2017
Academic publisher Brill has joined a UK pilot project organised by Jisc, the Digital Archival Collections group purchasing pilot, aimed at lowering the costs of purchasing digital archival collections for UK university libraries and increasing access to important resources of primary source… Read More
Endocrine Society partners with Medscape to bring endocrine expertise to clinicians worldwide - April 3, 2017
The Endocrine Society and Medscape have announced a new partnership that brings together the Society's expertise and Medscape's innovative, peer-to-peer digital platforms and award-winning content to provide clinicians with the latest guidance and most relevant insights on diagnosing and treating diabetes, obesity, osteoporosis, infertility, and other… Read More
CLIR and Jisc partner to enhance digital services - March 31, 2017
The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) and Jisc recently announced a partnership to advance programmes of mutual interest for academic communities, on both sides of the Atlantic. Jisc, and CLIR, a US-based community-building, research, and leadership organisation, serving academic… Read More
BioRAFT in deal with Stanford University to acquire ChemTracker brand and intellectual property - March 31, 2017
BioRAFT, a Digital Science portfolio company, has entered into an agreement with Stanford University to acquire the ChemTracker brand and intellectual property. Through this agreement BioRAFT will be able to integrate ChemTracker's powerful chemical safety and regulatory information database with BioRAFT's… Read More