OCLC acquires Sustainable Collection Services - January 14, 2015
OCLC, the non-profit computer library service and research organisation, has acquired Sustainable Collection Services (SCS), the industry leader in helping libraries manage their print collections. Libraries everywhere are changing. Library collections are moving from print to digital, and spaces once used to house books are… Read More
The American Medical Association selects Sheridan to produce commercial reprints and eprints from The JAMA Network - January 14, 2015
The American Medical Association has selected Sheridan to produce all reprints and ePrints offered through The JAMA Network, beginning January 1, 2015. The JAMA Network publishes some of the most highly cited and influential journals in the world. Reprints from JAMA or any of the 10… Read More
Elsevier and the Association for Nursing Professional Development collaborate to develop an online course to help new nurses transition to the clinical setting - January 13, 2015
STM publisher Elsevier and the Association for Nursing Professional Development (ANPD), an association focused on advancing the specialty practice of nursing professional development, have announced that they are collaborating to develop a cutting-edge eLearning course to help nursing professional development specialists successfully… Read More
Hearst Health announces venture investment in health optimization pioneer Welltok - January 12, 2015
Hearst Health, a unit of Hearst Corporation, announced a venture investment in Welltok, Inc., creator of the CaféWell platform, which allows insurers, hospitals and other health managers to work with consumers to help them achieve better health. The announcement was made by Richard P. Malloch, president… Read More
Cengage Learning and LearnLaunch partnership to accelerate technology start-ups - January 12, 2015
Education company Cengage Learning and LearnLaunch, an organization dedicated to expanding Boston's edtech ecosystem, have announced a partnership to boost the Boston edtech community. Recognising Boston as a center for both excellent education and technology innovation, Cengage Learning has made a commitment to participate in… Read More
OCLC’s Worldshare Interlibrary Loan service now fully integrated with British Library Document Supply Service to streamline ordering process - January 9, 2015
OCLC, the non-profit computer library service and research organisation, and the British Library now offer a new option for fast, flexible purchase from the British Library Document Supply Service that enables library staff to confirm the availability of required documents before placing… Read More
Elsevier and ISTE Press announce publishing partnership - January 8, 2015
STM publisher Elsevier and ISTE Press Ltd, a London-based international publisher of scientific and technical books, have formed a publishing alliance that will bring researchers ISTE Press content on high-growth subjects. The subjects include energy, engineering, materials science, food science, mathematics and environmental science. The content… Read More
ICV Partners acquires SirsiDynix - January 8, 2015
Investment firm ICV Partners has announced the acquisition of SirsiDynix, a provider of technology solutions to libraries around the world, from Vista Equity Partners, a private equity firm that focuses on investing in software, data and technology-based organisations. The change in SirsiDynix's ownership structure brings… Read More
Elsevier acquires Neoplasia Press Inc. - January 7, 2015
STM publisher Elsevier has announced that it has acquired Neoplasia Press Inc. and assumes publication of its flagship journals, Neoplasia and Translational Oncology. These peer-reviewed, open access journals will now be published by Elsevier under the Neoplasia Press imprint. With a significant Impact Factor of 5.398,… Read More
LexisNexis completes acquisition of Health Market Science - January 7, 2015
LexisNexis Risk Solutions, a Reed Elsevier company, has completed regulatory review to acquire Health Market Science (HMS), a leading supplier of high-quality data on health care professionals and an administrator of one of the largest practitioner-level medical claims databases in the US. LexisNexis, together with… Read More
