Elsevier acquires Atira, deepens SciVal’s ability to help academic institutions manage and improve research outcomes - August 16, 2012
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the acquisition of Atira, a provider of software and tools that help academic institutions and researchers manage and improve their research outcomes. Atira complements Elsevier's SciVal by expanding the scope of data to report on research activities across an academic… Read More
GenoSpace and Thomson Reuters partnership to deliver solution for analysing and interpreting human genomic variations - August 16, 2012
The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters, US, has announced that GenoSpace has joined its Life Sciences Partner Ecosystem. The companies will work together to develop an integrated product offering for the analysis and interpretation of human genomic variation. The GenoSpace platform seeks… Read More
Totally and BMJ Evidence Centre announce strategic partnership for shared decision making programme - August 15, 2012
Totally, the AIM quoted digital health and technical solutions company, has signed a strategic partnership agreement with the BMJ Evidence Centre, part of the BMJ Group, to assist the Company in the delivery of the £1.6 million national NHS Shared Decision Making contract that Totally secured… Read More
Elsevier collaborates with Follett to expand access to digital offerings - August 14, 2012
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced a collaboration with Follett Higher Education Group, operator of more than 900 college and university stores across the US and Canada, to provide expanded access to more than 700 Pageburst digital titles through Follett's Digital Passcode Fulfillment (DPF) process. Follett… Read More
Springer and Breast Cancer Research Foundation announce publishing partnership - August 14, 2012
STM publisher Springer has announced that it will publish a series of books in cooperation with The Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF), starting 2013. Four books will be published annually, and will be included in the Springer series Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology. The scope… Read More
WK Health and American Academy of Neurology renew partnership to publish five AAN publications - August 14, 2012
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, and the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) have signed an agreement to renew their partnership to publish Neurology, Continuum: Lifelong Learning in Neurology, Neurology Today, Neurology Now and Neurology Clinical Practice. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW), part… Read More
Wiley to sell travel assets to Google to focus on core publishing areas - August 14, 2012
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, has entered into a definitive agreement to sell all of its travel assets, including all of its interests in the Frommer's brand, to Google. Proceeds from this sale, and others that may arise from the sale of other consumer… Read More
New agreement between SAGE and the University of Toronto provide access to SAGE’s content and platforms - August 14, 2012
Academic publisher SAGE has announced a new agreement with the University of Toronto. The deal will allow the University's staff, students and researchers access to a wide variety of SAGE's content and platforms. The agreement includes many electronic products and platforms offered by SAGE and… Read More
American Psychological Association to deploy Editorial Manager for journals - August 14, 2012
Aries Systems, a US-based provider of publishing software, has announced that the American Psychological Association (APA) has selected its Editorial Manager for manuscript submission and peer review of over 70 journals. APA Journals expects the Editorial Manager tool to provide it with various additional features… Read More
ASTM International selects Scope eKnowledge Center to provide enhanced smart content and MARC cataloging services - August 13, 2012
Knowledge services company Scope eKnowledge Center (Scope) has announced that ASTM International, one of the largest voluntary standards developers worldwide, has engaged the company to provide enhanced smart content services and MARC cataloguing for its highly valued content. Previously, Scope had developed a domain-specific, multi-level taxonomy… Read More
