Elsevier DirectCourse collaborates with CQL, The Council on Quality and Leadership - June 3, 2015
STM publisher Elsevier will collaborate with CQL, The Council on Quality and Leadership, an international provider of training, accreditation, consultation and certification services for human service organizations. The collaboration will result in the creation of a comprehensive online resource for the educational needs of direct support… Read More
ProQuest completes acquisition of Coutts Information Services and MyiLibrary - June 2, 2015
ProQuest has completed the acquisition of Coutts Information Services and MyiLibrary from Ingram Content Group. ProQuest is beginning to integrate assets such as Coutts' expertise in collection development, broad catalogue of print and digital titles, and platforms that include not only MyiLibrary but OASIS as well.… Read More
Design Science and *instinctools partner to provide MathML support in DITAworks CMS - June 2, 2015
Enterprise software vendor Design Science, Inc., US, has announced a partnership with *instinctools to provide MathML support in DITAworks CMS (Content Management System) using Design Science's MathFlow™ product. This partnership opens a new avenue for organisations that not only want to have a state-of-the-art DITA CMS… Read More
J.D. Power in deal to acquire NADA Used Car Guide from National Automobile Dealers Association - June 1, 2015
J.D. Power and the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) has announced an agreement under which J.D. Power will acquire NADA's Used Car Guide business, a premier source of used-vehicle values. The transaction is expected to close early in the third quarter of 2015 and is subject… Read More
EBSCO to supply print and online journals as well as e-journal packages to SUPC for the next four years - June 1, 2015
EBSCO Information Services will continue as the print and online journal, and e-packages supplier for the Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC) as a result of a new four-year agreement. EBSCO has been supplying journals to SUPC member libraries since 1996. EBSCO is ranked as the… Read More
SAGE acquires Pion Limited, strengthens geography and psychology portfolio - May 29, 2015
Academic publisher SAGE has announced the purchase of Pion Limited, independent publisher of high quality academic journals founded by Adam Gelbtuch and John Ashby in 1959. The sale was announced jointly by Chairman of Pion, David Cohen and Stephen Barr, President SAGE International. The acquisition (brokered… Read More
Taylor & Francis adds Altmetric data to Taylor & Francis Online and Cogent OA - May 29, 2015
Taylor & Francis Group has announced the addition of Altmetric data to Taylor & Francis Online and Cogent OA, enhancing the article metrics currently available on both journal platforms. Altmetric data, which will be added to all journal articles published since January 2012, will offer… Read More
Aries Systems partners with Overleaf to allow authors to submit manuscripts directly to thousands of journals - May 28, 2015
Aries Systems, a solutions provider for scholarly publishers, partners with Overleaf, an online LaTeX and Rich Text collaborative writing and publishing tool. This new agreement between Aries Systems and Overleaf will allow authors to directly submit manuscripts created in the Overleaf platform to the thousands of… Read More
FBF acquires minority stake in IPR License Ltd - May 27, 2015
The Frankfurt Book Fair (October 14-18, 2015) has announced a significant investment in IPR License, the global rights and licensing trading platform. The deal will see FBF take a minority shareholding in IPR License Ltd. The two companies will align to embark on a strategic sales,… Read More
The Institution of Engineering and Technology and Editage partner to offer pre-submission editing and language services for IET journal authors - May 27, 2015
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), Europe's leading publisher of world-class digital and print engineering & technology content, and Editage, an English-language editing and publication support services provider, have announced a partnership to provide discounted English-language editing services to authors submitting to the IET portfolio… Read More
