Pearson and Panopto partner to integrate video capture and management software platform into Pearson’s custom learning solutions - May 9, 2012
Print and digital education materials provider Pearson and Panopto have announced plans to integrate Panopto’s video capture and management software platform into Pearson’s custom learning solutions for the professional market. The announcement was made at the American Society for Training & Development (ASTD) annual conference in… Read More
Wiley-Blackwell and The Obesity Society announce publishing partnership - May 8, 2012
Wiley-Blackwell, the STM and scholarly publishing business of John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, has announced that it has been selected by The Obesity Society (TOS) to publish the journal, Obesity, effective January 1, 2013. Obesity claims to be the largest society-owned journal in the… Read More
Knovel continues to expand its content collections, adds five new publishing partners - May 8, 2012
Knovel, provider of a Web-based application integrating technical information with analytical and search tools, has announced the addition of five new publishing partners. With this initiative, Knovel will seek to expand its content collections to meet demand across several industries. Knovel’s new publishing partners provide… Read More
Ex Libris endorses global open metadata initiatives - May 8, 2012
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced that it will include the Harvard Library's catalogue records in the Ex Libris Alma Community Catalog, and Harvard's Digital Access to Scholarship (DASH) article repository in the Primo Central Index of scholarly content. Endorsing the… Read More
SAGE commissions research team at LISU to undertake research investigating the value of academic libraries for academic staff - May 7, 2012
Academic and professional publisher SAGE has commissioned the research team at LISU, Loughborough University (UK) to undertake research investigating the value of academic libraries for academic staff. LISU conducted 8 case studies in three regions – the UK, USA and Scandinavia – to uncover examples… Read More
Pearson and LearnSomething partnership to expand professional training solutions - May 7, 2012
Print and digital education materials provider Pearson has announced an expansion of its professional training solutions by partnering with LearnSomething, a provider of customised, digitally-delivered corporate training services. The collaboration will result in a comprehensive set of solutions to assist corporations, associations, unions and government… Read More
Elsevier to publish official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry - May 3, 2012
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that it has entered into an agreement with the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP) to publish The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry (AJGP), beginning in January 2013. AJGP is the authoritative source of information for the rapidly developing field… Read More
MIT and Harvard unveil online learning platform edX - May 3, 2012
Harvard University and MIT have announced edX, a new partnership in online education. Through edX, the two institutions will collaborate to enhance campus-based teaching and learning and build a global community of online learners. EdX will build on both universities’ experience in offering online instructional… Read More
Barnes & Noble and Microsoft Corp announce strategic partnership to form new Barnes & Noble subsidiary - May 2, 2012
Book retailer Barnes & Noble, US, and software vendor Microsoft Corp., US, have announced a strategic partnership to form a new Barnes & Noble subsidiary, which will build upon the history of strong innovation in digital reading technologies from both companies. It is expected that the… Read More
BMJ Group renews e-publishing partnership with HighWire - May 1, 2012
Medical information provider BMJ Group, US, has announced the renewal of its long-standing partnership with HighWire Press, a hosting platform for scholarly publishers. According to BMJ representatives, the re-launch of the bmj.com site and the successful expansion and development of the company’s portfolio of specialty titles… Read More
