Altmetric to provide alternative metrics data to two new STM publishers via SCM6 online publishing platform - August 13, 2014
Silverchair Information Systems has announced that Altmetric will provide alternative metrics data to two new STM publishers via its SCM6 online publishing platform. This will provide researchers and authors with up-to-date evidence of the real-world application of research across a wide breadth… Read More
SirsiDynix reaches eResource Central agreement with Wheelers - August 12, 2014
SirsiDynix and Wheelers are working together to bring thousands of eBooks directly to a library's catalogue. Wheelers is one of New Zealand's largest online book suppliers to schools and public libraries and has supplied library services to users across the South Pacific for 40 years. The… Read More
Content from BioOne Complete to be enhanced and indexed across ReadCube’s platform - August 8, 2014
BioOne, a publisher of scientific research, will partner with ReadCube, a Boston-based publishing technology company, to enhance the content from its online aggregation BioOne Complete. Leveraging ReadCube's Discover service, titles from BioOne's society and institutional partner publishers will be fully enhanced and discoverable across ReadCube's platform.… Read More
Cerner to acquire Siemens Health Services - August 8, 2014
Cerner Corporation and Siemens AG have signed a definitive agreement for Cerner to acquire the assets of Siemens' health information technology business unit, Siemens Health Services, for $1.3 billion in cash. By combining investments in R&D, knowledgeable resources, and complementary client bases,… Read More
CrossRef and California Digital Library in deal to extend discoverability of scholarly publications - August 7, 2014
CrossRef and the California Digital Library (CDL) have signed an agreement that opens a route for library publishers to participate in the scholarly communications hub created by CrossRef. Through the agreement, publishers using CDL's EZID digital identifier service may now choose to… Read More
SirsiDynix and Mackin announce e-resource central agreement - August 7, 2014
SirsiDynix and Mackin Education Resources are working together to bring audiobooks, video resources, and nearly 300,000 eBooks to the eResource Central (eRC) ecosystem. Mackin has provided library and classroom services for grades PK-12 for over 30 years; its collections will extend the… Read More
O’Reilly Media acquires Pearson’s 50 percent interest in Safari Books Online, attains full ownership - August 6, 2014
O'Reilly Media, Inc. has acquired Pearson's 50 percent interest in Safari Books Online, LLC. Safari is now a wholly owned subsidiary of O'Reilly. Developed by O'Reilly and launched as a joint venture with Pearson in 2001, Safari will continue to operate as an independent entity offering… Read More
Springer announces five-year renewal agreement with Chile’s CINCEL - August 6, 2014
STM publisher Springer has entered into a five-year renewal agreement with the Consorcio para el Acceso a la Información Científica Electrónica (CINCEL) in Chile. The new deal extends access to Springer's published research to more than twice as many institutions. The national consortium of CINCEL… Read More
Thieme expands partnership with Student Osteopathic Medical Association - August 6, 2014
Scientific, medical and academic publisher Thieme has announced an expansion of its partnership with the Student Osteopathic Medical Association (SOMA). SOMA has chosen Atlas of Anatomy, Second Edition, by Anne M. Gilroy et al., as the main premium for new SOMA members for the 2014-2015 membership… Read More
Swets adds OpenAthens to its portfolio of Access Management services for libraries - August 4, 2014
Information services provider Swets, Netherlands, has signed a reseller agreement with Eduserv, the non-profit dedicated to developing and delivering technology services for the public sector. This agreement sees Swets adding the OpenAthens advanced access management system to its portfolio of Access Management services for libraries. … Read More
