Thomson Reuters collaborates with Australian National Data Service to aid in the discovery of global data sets - November 6, 2013
The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced a collaboration with Australian National Data Service (ANDS) to aid in the discovery of global data sets. The collaboration connects researchers to data repositories through the Data Citation Index, a single-point solution providing access to… Read More
European Federation of Societies of Microsurgery now also affiliated with Thieme’s Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery - November 6, 2013
Medical and scientific publisher Thieme recently announced that the European Federation of Societies of Microsurgery (EFSM) is now also affiliated with Thieme's Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery (JRM). EFSM represents a total of eleven European microsurgery societies and focuses on promoting education in microsurgery through courses and… Read More
Harvard University Press partners with De Gruyter to re-release 2800 titles from its publishing history - November 6, 2013
To celebrate its 100th anniversary, academic publisher Harvard University Press is working with De Gruyter to make available for sale worldwide virtually all the books published since its founding. The 2800 HUP titles will be offered in ten separate subject-area packages that reflect the entire… Read More
Thomson Reuters and NuMedii launch new initiative to identify drugs for repurposing - November 5, 2013
The IP & Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced a strategic initiative with NuMedii, a biotech company dedicated to revolutionising drug discovery, to identify new treatments for areas of unmet medical need. The partnership, which pairs NuMedii’s technology with the authoritative, hand-curated drug and disease… Read More
OCLC and ProQuest collaborate to automate e-book collection management - November 5, 2013
A new collaboration between OCLC and ProQuest automates the process to keep e-book holdings from ebrary and EBL – Ebook Library up to date in WorldCat and library catalogues and offers current links to library users for easy access to those titles.… Read More
Wolters Kluwer Health collaborates with Joint Commission Resources to develop eCourses for nurses - November 5, 2013
Wolters Kluwer Health, a global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, has announced the availability of professional development eCourses for nurses that were developed in collaboration with Joint Commission Resources (JCR), official publisher and educator of The Joint Commission. This first set of 30… Read More
SirsiDynix acquires EOS International - November 5, 2013
Library automation solutions provider SirsiDynix has announced the acquisition of EOS International, a California-based technology company that develops solutions for legal, government, corporate, medical, and other special library customers. With 1100 implementations worldwide, EOS customers will join SirsiDynix customers to create the largest and most… Read More
Russia’s Ministry of Education and Science selects Elsevier’s SciVal Strata to assess Russia’s research performance - November 5, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier has reached an agreement with Russia's Ministry of Education and Science to provide access to SciVal Strata for the assessment of Russia's Research Performance. Access to SciVal Strata, a performance benchmarking tool within Elsevier's SciVal suite of research management solutions, builds on the… Read More
Qatar National Library signs agreement with Springer for eBooks and journals - November 5, 2013
STM publisher Springer and the Qatar National Library (QNL) have signed a groundbreaking agreement for access to eBooks and electronic journals on Springer's platform SpringerLink. The national license entitles Qatar to use one of the largest scientific, technical and medical eBook collections in the world. … Read More
Russia’s International Biotechnology Center Generium in deal with Elsevier to gain access to ScienceDirect and Embase - November 4, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that Russia's International Biotechnology Center (IBC) Generium, has signed an agreement to grant access to ScienceDirect and Embase for its scientists. Access to ScienceDirect, Elsevier's full-text platform for scientific, technical and medical research literature and Embase, a comprehensive… Read More
