IOP Publishing continues its support for the MathJax project - November 16, 2012
Non-profit scientific publisher IOP Publishing (IOP) continues to support the MathJax project as a MathJax Supporter, demonstrating its commitment to partnering with the scientific community. MathJax was first implemented on IOP Publishing's journals platform IOPscience in September 2011, enabling researchers to clearly view mathematics on… Read More
ORCID and CrossRef collaborate to solve ambiguous author names problem in scholarly content - November 15, 2012
Two not-for profit organisations, ORCID and CrossRef, have collaborated to solve the problem of ambiguous author names in scholarly content. ORCID began assigning unique identifiers to researchers in October. As part of the ORCID Registry, individuals can search the metadata from CrossRef… Read More
John Wiley & Sons and TED announce partnership - November 14, 2012
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has announced a new collaboration with TED, the non-profit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading, to create and supply instructor materials for their recently launched series of 'TED Studies.' To support the demand for integrating TEDTalks into classroom coursework, TED… Read More
Emerald set to publish official journal of the Latin American Council of Schools of Management - November 14, 2012
Academic publisher Emerald Group Publishing Limited, UK, has announced its collaboration with CLADEA (the Latin American Council of Schools of Management) to publish their official journal Academia Revista Latinoamericana de Administración. Starting in 2013, Emerald will publish three issues of the journal annually, both online and… Read More
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
