Maney Publishing and Durham University partner for archaeology PhD studentships - May 7, 2015
Academic publisher Maney Publishing has announced a partnership with Durham University to offer three-year scholarships for UK/EU archaeology PhD students. The scholarship includes full fees for three years and an annual £3,000 stipend, which is contingent on the student making satisfactory progress in his or her… Read More
IMS Health acquires Dataline Software - May 7, 2015
Global information and technology services company IMS Health has acquired Dataline Software, a leader in Big Data analytics for healthcare, to extend its technology-enabled Real-World Evidence (RWE) platform and accelerate delivery of integrated clinical and cost-of-care insights for assessing healthcare value and performance. Dataline's powerful software… Read More
Wolters Kluwer and Anahp partner to improve quality of healthcare in Brazil - May 4, 2015
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer has announced a new partnership with Anahp, the national association of private hospitals in Brazil, an organisation representing the country's major private hospitals. The agreement is part of the company's strategic efforts to continue overall growth in the Brazilian market… Read More
EBSCO Information Services continues collaboration with OASIS - May 4, 2015
EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) plans to continue its relationship with OASIS, enabling libraries to purchase its selection of more than 700,000 e-books through the OASIS platform. The move follows the recent acquisition of Coutts by ProQuest. The company's approach is for EBSCO titles to continue… Read More
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