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
IMA, Wiley in strategic partnership to offer CMA exam prep products - June 19, 2012
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, and IMA, an association focused exclusively on advancing the management accounting profession, have announced a strategic partnership. The partnership involves co-branding, distribution, product enhancements, and innovation for IMA’s CMA (Certified Management Accountant) Learning System (CMA LS) exam prep suite… Read More
De Gruyter and the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry announce publishing partnership - June 19, 2012
The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) has entered into an exclusive agreement with Germany-based academic publisher De Gruyter. Under the deal, De Gruyter will publish IUPAC’s academic journal, Pure and Applied Chemistry, and its news magazine, Chemistry International. Beginning… Read More
Development partners to test first functionality of Serials Solutions’ new library management solution - June 14, 2012
Serials Solutions, a ProQuest business, has announced that the first functionality of Intota, a new web-scale management solution, is available to its library development partners. Less than a year after announcing development of the service, the six development partners reflecting a broad spectrum of academic libraries,… Read More
Wiley, Blackboard launch combined digital learning integration - June 14, 2012
A new integration for using digital learning content from John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, with the learning management system (LMS) from Blackboard Inc., US, is now available to students and faculty worldwide, the companies announced. The solution gives students and… Read More
Springer and Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences announce publishing partnership - June 12, 2012
STM publisher Springer has announced a partnership with the Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences. Under the deal, Springer will publish two book series, Fields Institute Communications (FIC) and Fields Institute Monographs (FIM). FIC focuses primarily on publishing proceedings and outgrowths of research presented… Read More
Siemens engineers and scientists worldwide gain access to Knovel’s Web-based technical references - June 12, 2012
Knovel, provider of a Web-based application integrating technical information with analytical and search tools, has announced that Siemens, the global powerhouse in electronics and electrical engineering, now provides access to Knovel’s Web-based technical references to its 30,000 engineers and scientists worldwide. With interactive and validated… Read More
