Taylor & Francis Group and the Australian Library and Information Association announce new publishing partnership - December 3, 2012
Publisher Taylor & Francis Group, UK, and the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) have announced a new publishing partnership for 2013. Beginning January 1, 2013 Taylor & Francis will publish and distribute ALIA's two highly regarded journals, The Australian Library Journal and Australian Academic &… Read More
Blackboard and Pearson announce content integration partnership - November 30, 2012
Enterprise technology and innovative solutions provider Blackboard Inc., US, and Pearson, a US-based provider of educational content and services, have expanded the availability of an integration for Pearson's learning solution – MyLab & Mastering – with Blackboard Learn learning management system (LMS).… Read More
Springer and Portuguese Centro Internacional de Matemática in deal to publish new book series - November 29, 2012
STM publisher Springer and the Centro Internacional de Matemática (CIM) of Portugal will work together to publish a new book series CIM Series in Mathematical Sciences. The first book will evolve from the international conference 'Mathematics of Energy and Climate Change' which takes place in March… Read More
Harvard University Press, Böhlau partner with De Gruyter for PDA distribution model - November 29, 2012
Two of De Gruyter's publishing partners – Harvard University Press and Böhlau Publishers – will offer their content globally through De Gruyter Online as part of the Patron Driven Acquisition (PDA) distribution model, beginning in 2013. PDA is aimed at offering users access to all digital… Read More
Elsevier collaborates with Dutch Fulbright Center to support early career researchers in the Netherlands - November 28, 2012
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced its collaboration with the Dutch division of the Fulbright Center, a bi-national non-profit organisation focused on enhancing the collaboration between the US and the Netherlands in science. The collaboration between Elsevier and the Dutch Fulbright Center aims to provide support… Read More
CRKN to terminate national agreement with ACS over new pricing model - November 28, 2012
The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) has announced a decision to terminate the national licence agreement it has held with the American Chemical Society (ACS) since 2001 for its Web Editions and Legacy Archives products. Termination of the CRKN-ACS licence will take effect at the end… Read More
McGraw-Hill to sell Education business to Apollo for $2.5 billion - November 27, 2012
Information services provider The McGraw-Hill Companies, US, has signed a definitive agreement to sell its McGraw-Hill Education business to investment funds affiliated with Apollo Global Management, LLC, for a purchase price of $2.5 billion, subject to certain closing adjustments. As part of this transaction, McGraw-Hill will… Read More
Renew Training report examines scholarly journals’ reader behaviour - November 27, 2012
Renew Training, operated by Simon Inger and Tracy Gardner, has published the results of a study into how readers discover content in scholarly journals. The survey, supported by SAGE, is the culmination of a 6-month research project comparing the changing reader behaviour between 2005 and 2012… Read More
ACCP partners with The Sheridan Group to launch new eCommerce site - November 27, 2012
The American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) has announced a partnership with The Sheridan Group to develop an eCommerce solution. The new eCommerce solution will allow ACCP to sell both electronic and print books directly to consumers in time for their annual conference, CHEST. By… Read More
SAGE acquires Royal Society of Medicine’s journal programme - November 26, 2012
Academic publisher SAGE has announced a landmark agreement with the Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) to acquire its journal programme. With immediate effect, 28 titles formerly published by the Royal Society of Medicine Press will be published by SAGE. The Royal Society of Medicine is… Read More
