Wolters Kluwer Health partners with Helix Health Solutions to distribute ProVation Medical software to a global market - August 21, 2013
Information and point-of-care solutions provider Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has partnered with Helix Health Solutions to distribute its award-winning ProVation Medical software to a global market. Under the strategic partnership, Helix Health Solutions will focus on sales of ProVation solutions to healthcare organisations outside of North… Read More
British Library and National Library of Singapore partner to digitise Malay manuscripts - August 20, 2013
The British Library has signed an agreement with the National Library Board (NLB) of Singapore to put an extensive range of materials of interest to Singapore online. The agreement was signed by British Library's Chief Executive, Roly Keating, and Elaine Ng, the Chief Executive Officer of… Read More
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. collaborates with The Charlesworth Group to launch Chinese version website - August 20, 2013
Publisher Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers, US, has announced the launch of its new Chinese version website. The Chinese version has been developed in collaboration with The Charlesworth Group, extending easy access to Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.'s more than 80 industry-leading journals. This customised platform… Read More
Maney Publishing acquires Materials at High Temperatures journal - August 19, 2013
Academic publisher Maney Publishing, UK, has purchased Materials at High Temperatures, and will begin publishing the journal from 2014, in its materials science & engineering list. Published quarterly, Materials at High Temperatures serves the needs of designers and engineers who develop and use materials for… Read More
Research Libraries UK joins The European Library - August 19, 2013
The UK consortium of scholarly libraries, Research Libraries UK (RLUK), has recently joined The European Library, a membership organisation that provides services to researchers, with access to more than 200 million records and digital items from all of Europe's national libraries and a growing number of… Read More
Springer ownership change completed - August 16, 2013
The closing of the sale of Springer Science+Business Media (Springer) by funds advised by EQT and GIC to funds advised by BC Partners, which was announced on 19 June 2013, has now been finalised. Competition authorities in the US and in Europe have approved the transaction… Read More
EBSCO acquires British Education Index - August 16, 2013
Library resources provider EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) has announced the acquisition of the British Education Index (BEI) from the University of Leeds Library. For nearly 40 years, the BEI has been an independent subject and author index to the contents of significant education journals published in… Read More
Elsevier acquires Woodhead Publishing - August 14, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier has acquired UK-based publisher, Woodhead Publishing Limited. It is expected that this acquisition will expand Elsevier's books portfolio in key subject areas including materials science, engineering and food science. The acquisition of Woodhead Publishing also includes Chandos Publishing, which is known for… Read More
Vision Prize and environmentalresearchweb collaborate to communicate scientists’ views on environmental issues - August 14, 2013
Vision Prize, an online research platform for capturing expert opinion, and IOP Publishing's community website, environmentalresearchweb, have signed an agreement that recognises a shared mission to communicate as widely as possible the views of scientists on issues concerning the environment. Through… Read More
Elsevier acquires certain book assets of Gulf Publishing Company - August 9, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has acquired certain book assets of Gulf Publishing Company (GPC). The portfolio of 32 books includes petroleum engineering titles in drilling, pipeline, oil and gas, and safety. The GPC titles are for professionals in upstream oil and gas engineering and cover drilling,… Read More
