Brill completes acquisition of Ferdinand Schöningh / Wilhelm Fink; appoints Jörg Persch as Managing Director - December 21, 2016
International scholarly publisher Brill has completed the acquisition of Ferdinand Schöningh and Wilhelm Fink, including the imprint Konstanz University Press. The Germany based publishing houses have an annual turnover of more than € 3 million. The acquisition is accretive and will strengthen Brill's program in… Read More
The Electrochemical Society and ReadCube partner to enhance discoverability of its collection - December 20, 2016
The Electrochemical Society (ECS), the leader in electrochemistry and solid state science and technology, has announced a partnership with ReadCube to both index and enhance its collection of over 60k articles. The ECS Digital Library, hosted on Highwire platform, is home to… Read More
UC Libraries acquires Cambridge Books Online collection for systemwide access to Cambridge University Press eBooks published in 2016-2018 - December 20, 2016
The UC Libraries have acquired the Cambridge Books Online collection for systemwide access to Cambridge University Press eBooks published in 2016-2018. All 10 campuses and CDL contributed toward this purchase. The agreement represents a major systemwide adoption of ebooks, and includes… Read More
BMJ partners with Guangdong Family Doctor Association to support primary healthcare in China - December 19, 2016
Healthcare knowledge provider BMJ has partnered with Guangdong Family Doctor Association to make their fully translated Chinese edition of BMJ Best Practice available to over two million primary healthcare professionals across China. Last week, the UK's Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, attended the signing ceremony at… Read More
CDL announces new consortial contract for systemwide access to Taylor & Francis journals - December 19, 2016
The California Digital Library has finalized an agreement on a new consortial contract for systemwide access to Taylor & Francis journals effective with the 2016 calendar year. The new agreement, negotiated and implemented early in 2016 but only recently finalized, is a successor to a previous… Read More
Figshare partners with Springer Nature to enhance research data discoverability - December 16, 2016
Figshare, an online digital repository for academic research, has announced a new partnership with Springer Nature to support BioMed Central and SpringerOpen authors who wish to openly share their supplementary data. Figshare is now hosting additional files from more than 300… Read More
ACCUCOMS signs IOS Press for the Aggregagent - December 16, 2016
ACCUCOMS has announced the signing of IOS Press for the Agggregagent. IOS Press titles cover niche topics such as Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disease and Neurorehabilitation. This new deal, which commences on January 1, 2017, marks the inclusion of IOS Press's journals… Read More
Elsevier announces reseller agreement with Healthcare Software Solutions - December 15, 2016
STM publisher Elsevier has entered into an exclusive reseller agreement with Healthcare Software Solutions (HSS), the largest radiology information system (RIS) vendor in the UK, to sell Elsevier's STATdx solution, an online imaging diagnostic decision support tool, into its customer/prospect base which includes NHS Trust's Radiology… Read More
ACCUCOMS signs first Agggregagent deal with the Microbiology Society - December 15, 2016
ACCUCOMS has announced the signing of the very first Agggregagent deal with the Microbiology Society, a membership organisation for scientists who work in all areas of microbiology. The new deal, which commences on the January 1, 2017, marks the inclusion of… Read More
Future Science Group partners with Publons to recognise peer reviewers - December 15, 2016
Publisher Future Science Group has announced a partnership with Publons, a website that allows experts to track, verify and receive recognition for every peer review they perform, a vital service that often goes unrecognised. Peer review of journal articles is a vital step in the… Read More
