Wiley, ASPET and BPS partner to launch new OA journal – Pharmacology Research & Perspectives - March 8, 2013
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc., The American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET) and the British Pharmacological Society (BPS) have announced their partnership to publish the new open access, peer-reviewed journal, Pharmacology Research & Perspectives, which will open for submissions in April 2013. … Read More
Cengage Learning joins Indiana University eTexts Initiative - March 8, 2013
Cengage Learning, US-based provider of teaching, learning and research solutions, has signed an agreement with Indiana University (IU) as part of the IU eTexts Initiative. As part of the agreement, Cengage Learning will deliver eTextbooks, digital materials and online service offerings to students at all IU… Read More
CCC and The Charlesworth Group renew China secondary rights agreement - March 7, 2013
Licensing solutions provider Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), US, has renewed its agreement with The Charlesworth Group to help CCC expand services into Chinese language rights licensing. The Charlesworth Group and CCC help Chinese publishers reach new global secondary rights markets and better understand copyright and… Read More
ASME Digital Collection made available on Silverchair’s online publishing platform - March 7, 2013
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) has announced the launch of the ASME Digital Collection (formerly the ASME Digital Library) on SCM6, an online publishing platform from Silverchair Information Systems. It is expected that the platform will provide expanded accessibility and discoverability for ASME's e-books,… Read More
Leading agriculture innovator Syngenta implements Thomson IP Manager software, patent payments and services - March 6, 2013
The Intellectual Property (IP) & Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced a partnership to provide Syngenta, a leading agricultural company, with an integrated, enterprise-wide asset management solution. The partnership aims to standardise and centralise IP and legal contracting processes. It will support the development of… Read More
De Gruyter and YBP Library Services sign agreement to add academic ebook titles to GOBI3 database - March 5, 2013
Academic publisher De Gruyter, Germany, has signed an agreement with YBP Library Services (YBP), the academic division of Baker & Taylor, US. Under the deal, nearly 10,000 titles from De Gruyter's eBook programme, e-dition, will be made available for purchase through GOBI3 (Global Online Bibliographic Information),… Read More
Innovative Interfaces integrates SkyRiver operations, drops legal action against OCLC - March 5, 2013
Integrated library system software provider Innovative Interfaces, US, has announced that all operations of sister company SkyRiver Technology Solutions, Inc. will be integrated into Innovative and that the SkyRiver cataloguing service will now become part of Innovative's product suite. Innovative's move follows founder Jerry Kline's… Read More
Lexicomp and UpToDate collaborate to launch Integrated Patient Education solution - March 4, 2013
Information services provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, has announced that it has leveraged functionality from its Lexicomp and UpToDate solutions to create a comprehensive, embedded patient education offering for hospitals. The Integrated Patient Education solution allows pharmacists, physicians and nurses to easily access… Read More
Grey House Publishing to publish H.W. Wilson product line - March 4, 2013
Grey House Publishing has announced that it will become the publisher of the print editions of the H.W. Wilson product line under a new exclusive license between EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO) and Grey House. Published for 115 years, the H.W. Wilson information products have delivered award‐winning… Read More
History of Science, Technology and Medicine database available via EBSCOhost - March 1, 2013
EBSCO Publishing has announced that History of Science, Technology and Medicine, an international database for the history of science, technology and medicine, is now available on its EBSCOhost platform. The database is said to reflect the influences of the fields of science, technology and medicine on… Read More
