Educational institutions partner with Pearson to adopt EQUELLA digital repository - November 9, 2012
Pearson, a US-based provider of educational content and services, has announced that institutions are choosing the EQUELLA digital repository to easily identify, manage and provide shared access to high quality course content that enhances the learning experience for students, improves outcomes and helps to support accreditation… Read More
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery partners with KWF-Editorial Services for editorial services - November 8, 2012
KWF-Editorial Services (KWF-ES), US, has announced that it has been selected by (JBJS) to provide editorial services in support of the journal's peer review process. KWF-ES began processing manuscripts for JBJS effective September 10, 2012. KWF-Editorial Services is a contract provider of managing editor services… Read More
CRC Press and YBP Library Services sign eBook agreement - November 8, 2012
CRC Press, a member of the Taylor & Francis Group, has signed a new agreement with YBP Library Services (YBP), the academic division of Baker & Taylor. Under the deal, nearly 8,000 of CRC Press’ ebooks will be available for purchase from CRC Press through… Read More
Northern New England Accountable Care Collaborative selects Gold Standard Drug Database - November 6, 2012
Elsevier's Gold Standard, a drug information provider, has announced that the Northern New England Accountable Care Collaborative, LLC, (NNEACC) has selected the Gold Standard Drug Database to deliver current and accurate drug data and drug decision support. Co-founded by Dartmouth Hitchcock, Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems, Maine… Read More
Springer to acquire Papers - November 6, 2012
STM publisher Springer Science+Business Media has reached an agreement to acquire Mekentosj BV and Livfe Ltd, developers of the leading reference manager software Papers. Papers allows researchers to organise, use, share and cite their research literature more effectively. Papers radically improves the way researchers handle… Read More
McGraw-Hill Education launches Digital Learning Partnership Program - November 6, 2012
McGraw-Hill Education, a division of the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., US, has announced the creation of its Digital Learning Partnership Program, which encourages colleges and universities to transition to digital in ways that promote deeper learning, better pass rates and higher rates of retention. The new programme,… Read More
OCLC to create MARC records for Cambridge University Press - November 6, 2012
Academic publisher Cambridge University Press, UK, has teamed up with OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) to create MARC records for its eBook Products. In November 2012 OCLC will begin to create MARC records for titles across a number of Cambridge eBook… Read More
Maney Publishing and Oxbow Books announce publishing partnership - November 6, 2012
Academic publisher Maney Publishing, UK, has announced that Oxbow Books will be transferring its journal publishing operation to Maney, effective from 2013. Primarily a publisher of books, Oxbow Books is a publisher, distributor and retail bookseller for everything on archaeology, prehistory, the Classical world, the Middle… Read More
John Wiley & Sons partners with The Sheridan Press to establish Print on Demand Solution for online only journals - November 5, 2012
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, has announced a partnership with The Sheridan Press, print and publication services provider to the STM and scholarly journal community. Through this partnership, Wiley's online only journal titles will be available as Print on Demand… Read More
New SAGE license to provide university alumni with access to all SAGE products - November 5, 2012
Academic publisher SAGE has announced a change to its licenses that will provide university alumni with access to the content hosted on the SAGE Journals, SAGE Research Methods and SAGE Knowledge platforms through their university library. All alumni registered with subscribing or purchasing libraries will be… Read More
