IET and KISTI sign MoU to disseminate scientific information in Korea - March 21, 2014
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and the Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (KISTI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to provide and disseminate scientific information. This strategic alliance will allow 160 KESLI (Korean Electronic Site License Initiative) members in South Korea… Read More
ACCUCOMS closes deals with Latin American Consortia on behalf of the Royal Society of Chemistry - March 20, 2014
ACCUCOMS, a Netherlands-based provider of sales and marketing services to scholarly and society publishers, has closed two important deals on behalf of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) with two of the most important academic library consortia in Latin America. They are Argentinian CONICET (Consejo Nacional… Read More
Maney Publishing participates with Kudos to raise research impact - March 20, 2014
Academic publisher Maney Publishing, UK, has announced its participation in the Kudos pilot scheme. Launching in April 2014, Kudos will provide recent Maney authors with the chance to explain their work in simplified terms (to increase its accessibility), to share these explanations via email and… Read More
Tor Vergata University of Rome joins the Italian Alma Early Adopter programme - March 20, 2014
Library automation solutions provider, Ex Libris Group, has announced that the Tor Vergata University of Rome is the first institution to join the Italian Alma Early Adopters' programme. Having committed to become early adopters earlier this year, Tor Vergata and three other institutions will work with… Read More
OCLC Research Library Partnership announces three new partners - March 18, 2014
OCLC Research Library Partnership has announced three new partners – two from Australia and one from the US. The universities are: Australian National University, Monash University and Montana State University. The OCLC Research Library Partnership currently comprises 167 Partner institutions. The Partner Representatives are Ms.… Read More
Reed Business Information acquires Innovata LLC - March 18, 2014
Reed Business Information (RBI), a division of Reed Elsevier, has acquired the entire issued share capital of Innovata LLC, a provider of airline schedules data, maps and tools for the global air travel market. Innovata will join RBI's aerospace information and data services business, Flightglobal. … Read More
Utah selects McGraw-Hill Education’s adaptive math program ALEKS as grant-eligible mathematics option for middle and high schools statewide - March 18, 2014
As part of ongoing efforts to improve student performance in the STEM subjects, Utah has designated McGraw-Hill Education's adaptive math program ALEKS® as a grant-eligible mathematics option for middle and high schools statewide. The selection, made by Utah's STEM Action Center following the completion of a… Read More
Nursing2014 journal endorsed by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society - March 14, 2014
Information and point-of-care solutions provider Wolters Kluwer Health has announced that Nursing2014, a peer-reviewed journal of clinical excellence, has been endorsed by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), a global, cause-based, not-for-profit organisation focused on better health through information technology (IT). Nursing2014 is part… Read More
SAGE Reference titles now integrated into Paratext’s Reference Universe service - March 13, 2014
Academic publisher SAGE and Paratext have announced that thousands of additional links to nearly 400 SAGE Reference titles have been integrated into Paratext's Reference Universe service. Paratext's Reference Universe claims to be the only research database that provides both collection-level scope and index-level analysis of… Read More
IHS and ASM International announce strategic partnership to add premier materials resources to IHS Knowledge Collections - March 13, 2014
IHS Inc., a global source of critical information and insight, has announced a new strategic partnership that allows IHS to host and resell more than 100 of ASM International's technical books. Key titles include Advanced-High Strength Steels, the Understanding the Basics series, Understanding How Components Fail… Read More
