Maney Publishing acquires two journals from J. Ross Publishing - August 3, 2012
Academic publisher Maney Publishing, UK, has announced the acquisition of the International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering and Transportation Letters: the International Journal of Transportation Research from J. Ross Publishing. Maney will publish these titles from 2013, bringing its list of materials science and engineering journals to… Read More
Woodhead Publishing offers discounted e-books to JISC members until September 14 - August 3, 2012
STM publisher Woodhead Publishing Limited, UK, has announced its offer of discounted e-books to all JISC members until September 14, 2012. The deal allows JISC members to buy any 'Pick 'n' Mix' selection of e-books on Woodhead Publishing Online and Read More
Springer acquires Canopus Academic Publishing’s book portfolio - August 2, 2012
STM publisher Springer Science+Business Media has acquired the works of Canopus Academic Publishing Ltd. (CAP), a UK-based physics and astronomy publisher, effective July 16, 2012. CAP is a sister company of Canopus Publishing Ltd. The acquired assets consist of more than 50 published and contracted,… Read More
EBSCO Publishing and Apabi partner to add Simplified Chinese e-books to EBSCO Discovery Service - August 1, 2012
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, and Apabi have come to an agreement allowing metadata from Apabi’s e-book collection to be added to the Base Index of EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS). The e-books from Apabi are designed to offer a vast collection in a… Read More
Eight hundred academic and not-for-profit institutions in Russia gain access to Nature archives - July 31, 2012
A new agreement on behalf of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation has been signed with scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG). The agreement enables researchers, students and citizens across the country to access the Nature archives from 1869 to 2011. The… Read More
Knovel announces sales channel partnership with SAI Global in Australia - July 31, 2012
Knovel, provider of a Web-based application integrating technical information with analytical and search tools, has announced a sales channel partnership with SAI Global in Australia. SAI Global provides organisations with information services and solutions for managing risk, achieving compliance and driving business improvement and has an… Read More
WK Health and The Transplantation Society partnership to advance Transplantation journal content and access - July 27, 2012
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, and The Transplantation Society (TTS) have announced a partnership affiliation to advance content and access to Transplantation journal, the official journal of the Society, for society members and subscribers. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams &… Read More
Saudi Electronic University adopts Blackboard’s flagship learning management system, Blackboard Learn - July 27, 2012
Enterprise technology and innovative solutions provider Blackboard Inc, US, has announced that it has been selected by the Saudi Electronic University (SeU), the first government e-university in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as a strategic partner to support their eLearning requirements. The announcement was made by… Read More
Intellectual Property & Science division of Thomson Reuters to host SciELO database on the Web of Knowledge platform - July 26, 2012
The Intellectual Property & Science division of Thomson Reuters, US, has partnered with Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO) to host the SciELO database on the Web of Knowledge search and discovery platform. SciELO - Scientific Electronic Library Online – is a Program of the São Paulo… Read More
Kno Inc. provides new platform for Elsevier’s Pageburst digital books - July 25, 2012
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that education software company Kno Inc. will provide its latest platform option for one of Elsevier’s lines of digital books. Pageburst, which encompasses Elsevier’s nursing and health professions books in a digital format, will now offer even more flexibility and… Read More
