Blackboard acquires Nivel Siete - August 14, 2015
Education technology company Blackboard Inc. has announced the acquisition of Nivel Siete, a leading Moodle provider operating in Latin America. By joining their forces, the two companies will be able to offer more services and solutions to organizations that leverage Moodle, a widely used learning management… Read More
Wiley and the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers announce publishing agreement - August 13, 2015
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has announced a new publishing agreement with the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP). Under the contract the company will publish the ALPSP journal, Learned Publishing from January 2016 through December 2020. Membership of ALPSP is comprised… Read More
Wolters Kluwer’s clinical decision support resource UpToDate accredited by the Royal College of General Practitioners - August 13, 2015
The Health division of Wolters Kluwer, a global provider of information and point of care solutions for the healthcare industry, has announced that the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has accredited its clinical decision support resource, UpToDate. General Practitioners (GPs) in the United Kingdom… Read More
The Proceedings of the National Academy of Science journal joins the Independent Scholarly Publishers Group collection - August 13, 2015
The National Academy of the Sciences (NAS) recently joined The Independent Scholarly Publishers Group (ISPG) by adding its journal, the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, to the ISPG collection. Established by an Act of Congress and signed by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863,… Read More
Elsevier and the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada announce publishing agreement - August 12, 2015
STM publisher Elsevier has been selected by the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC) to publish its journal, Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada (JOGC), as of January 2016. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada is the official peer-reviewed publication of the SOGC.… Read More
SAGE partners with The Katie Piper Foundation to launch Scars, Burns & Healing journal - August 12, 2015
Academic publisher SAGE has announced a new partnership with The Katie Piper Foundation to launch the unique journal Scars, Burns & Healing. The journal brings together the specialist focus of scar and burns research with the breadth of the science and medicine related to wound healing,… Read More
Duke University Press partners with ReadCube to enhance discoverability of its content - August 12, 2015
Publisher Duke University Press and publishing technology company ReadCube have announced their partnership bringing the Press's journal content to the ReadCube platform. Through ReadCube's Discover service, over 24,000 articles in the humanities and social sciences will be fully enhanced and discoverable across… Read More
Data Conversion Laboratory and SAE International team up to convert massive library of engineering documents to XML format - August 11, 2015
Data Conversion Laboratory (DCL), a pioneer in electronic document conversion since 1981, teamed up with SAE International to convert a massive library of engineering documents to XML format. The project's long-term goal is to convert approximately 10,000 standards documents covering a range of industries. XML… Read More
IBM acquires medical image company Merge Healthcare Inc. - August 10, 2015
American multinational technology and consulting corporation IBM Corp. has agreed to purchase medical image company Merge Healthcare Inc. for the price of $1 billion and combine it with the company's newly established health analytics division that is powered by its Watson supercomputer. The technology company… Read More
Elsevier and the American Society for Pain Management Nursing announce collaboration for developing eLearning Product - August 7, 2015
STM publisher Elsevier and the American Society for Pain Management Nursing (ASPMN), an organisation dedicated to the advancement and promotion of optimal nursing care for people affected by pain, have announced a collaboration to develop a pain management lesson. The online lesson will be part of… Read More
