IOP Publishing and China National Knowledge Infrastructure in deal to create IOP Journal Metadata Database - June 28, 2012
Non-profit scientific publisher IOP Publishing, UK, has announced an agreement with the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) to create an IOP Journal Metadata Database. The new database will give researchers in China greater access to key journal content published by IOP and the company’s partners. … Read More
IOP Publishing selects Cambey & West as new subscription fulfillment vendor for the Americas - June 27, 2012
Non-profit scientific publisher IOP Publishing, UK, has announced that it will be moving to a new subscription fulfillment company for customers in North, South and Central America, effective immediately. The company has selected Cambey & West, based in Congers, NY as their new service provider,… Read More
SAE International and the Composite Materials Handbook 17 collaborate to publish initial release of CMH-17 - June 26, 2012
Engineers and technical experts association SAE International and the Composite Materials Handbook 17 organisation have entered into an exclusive agreement for publishing the initial release of the ‘Composite Materials Handbook,’ referred to as ‘CMH-17.’ The handbook will be produced in print, electronic and DVD formats. … Read More
Blackboard and Learning.com partner to make vast catalogue of K-12 content available in the Blackboard Learn LMS - June 26, 2012
Enterprise technology and innovative solutions provider Blackboard Inc, US, and Learning.com has announced a partnership to help teachers create high quality online courses more quickly and easily with an integration that would make Learning.com's vast catalogue of rich K-12 content and tools available directly in the… Read More
ProQuest adopts DataSalon’s MasterVision to drive results - June 25, 2012
Customer insight solutions provider DataSalon, UK, has announced that information provider ProQuest has adopted its MasterVision service to provide customer insight and to drive customer engagement through better understanding of new customers and markets. This brings together a wide variety of data for individual library, institutional… Read More
The BMJ Group and the Ministry of Health in Brazil partner to provide Best Practice to clinicians across the country - June 25, 2012
Medical information provider The BMJ Group, UK, has announced a major new partnership with the Ministry of Health in Brazil. Under the deal, the BMJ Group will provide its evidence based clinical decision support tool, Best Practice, to 350,000 clinicians across the country. The partnership… Read More
OCLC signs up more publishers to expand content on WorldCat Local - June 25, 2012
OCLC, a US-based nonprofit, membership, computer library service and research organisation, has signed new agreements with global publishers and has added a list of new collections to WorldCat Local. The OCLC discovery and delivery service offers users integrated access to more than 969 million items. … Read More
Copyright Clearance Center and Cision sign multi-year deal - June 25, 2012
Licensing solutions provider Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), US, has announced a multi-year deal with Cision, making its Annual Copyright License available to the provider of PR software, services and tools for the marketing and PR industry. Recognising the importance of copyright compliance, the Annual… Read More
American Society of Plant Biologists join The Independent Scholarly Publishers Group - June 21, 2012
The Independent Scholarly Publishers Group (ISPG), managed by Dragonfly Sales and Marketing Consulting, has added the American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) to its ranks, along with its two journals - The Plant Cell and Plant Physiology. The ISPG will be representing ASPB to Australia/New Zealand,… Read More
Russia’s Skolkovo Foundation gains access to Elsevier’s SciVerse Scopus and SciVal Funding - June 19, 2012
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has reached an agreement with Russia’s Skolkovo Foundation, providing access to SciVerse Scopus and SciVal Funding. Skolkovo aims to strengthen the links between Russian and international science, technology, education, entrepreneurship and investment communities. The Skolkovo Foundation manages direct investments in the… Read More
