ProQuest acquires Coutts Information Services and MyiLibrary from Ingram Content Group - May 1, 2015
ProQuest has signed an agreement to acquire Coutts Information Services from Ingram Content Group. With this acquisition, ProQuest seeks to add Coutts’ renowned expertise in collection development, broad catalogue of print and digital titles, and platforms MyiLibrary and OASIS to ProQuest’s vast selection of ebooks and innovative technology framework. … Read More
Ex Libris acquires UK-based SaaS Platform provider, oMbiel - May 1, 2015
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris has expanded its product portfolio by acquiring oMbiel, a UK-based SaaS Platform provider of mobile and portal solutions for higher education. campusM™, oMbiel’s flagship product, enables educational institutions to deliver services and information to prospective, enrolled, and graduating students, as… Read More
The Charlesworth Group to support BRILL in China - May 1, 2015
The Charlesworth Group has announced the provision of China Liaison Services to academic publisher BRILL by way of dedicated marketing and sales support. This arrangement will see The Charlesworth Group provide dedicated specialist staffing and sales' management activity, along with marketing support, to facilitate BRILL's strategic… Read More
U.S. National Science Foundation selects Elsevier data to support its Science and Engineering Indicators - April 30, 2015
STM publisher Elsevier has announced that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has selected Scopus bibliometric data, and LexisNexis patent data as primary source to support its biennial Science and Engineering Indicators (SEI) report. The NSF's National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) will use Elsevier's… Read More
Elsevier collaborates with Friedrich-Althoff Consortium to create digital scientific literature infrastructure, ‘Archive of Berlin’ - April 29, 2015
STM publisher Elsevier has announced its collaboration with Berlin's Charité, the Humboldt University (Humboldt-Universität), the Free University of Berlin (Freie Universität) and the Technical University of Berlin (Technische Universität), all part of the Friedrich-Althoff Consortium, to create a comprehensive digital scientific literature infrastructure, 'Archive of Berlin',… Read More
PCG announces new representation agreement with Japanese medical publisher Meteo - April 29, 2015
Sales, marketing and research consultancy Publishers Communication Group (PCG), a division of Publishing Technology plc, has signed a new sales representation deal with Japanese medical publisher, Meteo, to help expand the reach of its Medical Online-E information service into North and South America. Hosting around… Read More
Emergency Access Initiative activated to support healthcare professionals responding to earthquake in Nepal - April 28, 2015
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) has announced that Emergency Access Initiative (EAI) has been activated to support healthcare professionals working on the response to the earthquake in Nepal. The EAI is a collaborative partnership between NLM and participating publishers to provide free access to… Read More
O’Reilly Media, Inc. and dpunkt.verlag launch media partnership for German-language technology content - April 28, 2015
O'Reilly Media, Inc. and dpunkt.verlag have launched a media partnership for German-language technology content. Beginning July 1, 2015, dpunkt will develop and distribute O'Reilly's German-language publishing program, support existing German-language O'Reilly books and, going forward, release new titles under the O'Reilly brand. The companies are… Read More
Wiley partners with Casenet Media to provide cases for the ‘net’ generation - April 27, 2015
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has announced an agreement with Casenet Media Incorporated, which will give Wiley customers the option to bundle a wide range of Wiley's Business texts with Casenet's video case product. This agreement provides Wiley with the opportunity to offer its customers… Read More
LM Information Delivery acquires Broekhuis Business Services BV’s subscription management division - April 27, 2015
International subscription and information management service provider LM Information Delivery has announced the acquisition of the subscription management services division of Dutch company Broekhuis Business Services BV. As of April 1, 2015, all of Broekhuis Business Services BV's subscription management services have been transferred to… Read More
