Content agreement allows mutual customers easier access to Gale database and e-book content via EBSCO Discovery Service - May 29, 2013
EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) and Gale, part of Cengage Learning, have agreed to make Gale databases and archives discoverable through EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS). The agreement allows EBSCO to index Gale metadata and make it discoverable for mutual customers through EBSCO Discovery Service. EBSCO Information… Read More
Office of Fair Trading clears Oxford University Press’s acquisition of Nelson Thornes - May 28, 2013
The Office of Fair Trading has cleared Oxford University Press (OUP)'s acquisition of Nelson Thornes. OUP, which is a department of the University of Oxford, acquired the educational publisher from Infinitas Learning in January 2013 for an undisclosed sum. Following a four month review, the… Read More
RSC and the Chinese Chemical Society announce publishing partnership - May 24, 2013
The Chinese Chemical Society (CCS) and the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) will launch a collection of journals that combine high quality content and fast publication with trusted values of society publishing. An integral part of the development of each journal within the collection is… Read More
The Geological Society of London extends representation in MENA with ACCUCOMS - May 24, 2013
The UK based Geological Society of London has announced a collaboration with ACCUCOMS by extending representation in Middle East and North Africa in addition to Europe and UK. The Geological Society of London (GSL) has agreed with ACCUCOMS on extending representation in the MENA region,… Read More
Plastics Engineering e-book collection now available on ScienceDirect - May 23, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, and Hanser Publishers, the premier publisher of plastics technology and applied materials titles, have announced that the companies will offer plastics researchers and engineers a new plastics e-book collection on ScienceDirect. Plastics Engineering from Hanser on ScienceDirect includes more than 55… Read More
EBSCO Information Services and EBSCO Publishing businesses to merge - May 23, 2013
EBSCO Industries, Inc. has announced that the EBSCO Information Services (EIS) and EBSCO Publishing (EP) businesses will merge on July 1, 2013, and will operate as a single business under the name EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO). Tim Collins, a 26-year EBSCO veteran and previously President of… Read More
Optimal Medicine and Wiley collaborate to enhance a new clinical decision support solution for mental health disorders - May 23, 2013
Optimal Medicine, a personalized medicine company dedicated to improving healthcare through state-of-the-art software, and publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc. have announced their collaboration on mehealthT, an online clinical decision support for mental health disorders. mehealthT enables clinicians to provide patient-centric care, informed by evidence-based… Read More
AIAA and PCG announce new sales representation arrangement in North America and Latin America - May 23, 2013
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) has partnered with Publishers Communication Group (PCG) on a new sales representation arrangement in North America and Latin America. In this exclusive agreement, PCG will manage sales of the publisher's journals, journal archives, meeting papers, and ebook content… Read More
Globe University selects VitalSource Bookshelf platform to launch e-learning solutions - May 23, 2013
Vital Source Technologies, Inc., an Ingram Content Group company, has announced that Globe University has selected its VitalSource Bookshelf platform to launch e-learning solutions to educators and students throughout the Globe University system. Globe University is a comprehensive system of career colleges, universities and training centers… Read More
Association of Educational Publishers and Association of American Publishers announce merger agreement - May 22, 2013
The Association of Educational Publishers and the Association of American Publishers have announced an agreement to merge, combining AEP’s quality programming and professional development with AAP’s public policy advocacy to provide the strongest services for the preK-12 education publishing industry in a rapidly changing environment. … Read More
