OCLC and Credo Reference extend partnership to add local library materials in WorldCat to Credo Topic Pages - April 20, 2012
Global library cooperative OCLC, US, and reference databases provider Credo Reference, US, have announced a special collaboration project aimed to increase collection visibility and usage with library users. Credo Topic Pages will now be enhanced with WorldCat results to show local library materials alongside other timely,… Read More
Corwin sells Chinese translation rights of Best of Corwin series to ECNUP - April 19, 2012
East China Normal University Press (ECNUP), a Chinese teacher training university, has signed an agreement to translate all eight books in the 'Best of Corwin' series, at the London Book Fair. The series is published by Corwin, the K-12 professional division of international academic publisher
Elsevier and Tsinghua University Press sign co-publishing agreement - April 18, 2012
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has signed co-publishing agreements with Tsinghua University Press (TUP). The announcement marks another step in the expansion of Elsevier's publishing partnerships with leading Chinese academic institutions. The co-publishing agreements were signed at the London Book Fair by Jun Feng Zong, President of… Read More
Royal College of Physicians partners with HighWire to build and host its journal, Clinical Medicine - April 18, 2012
The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has announced a new partnership with HighWire Press to build and host its flagship, peer reviewed journal, Clinical Medicine. Advanced features on the HighWire ePublishing platform, which include seamless cross-linking between articles and journals, increased user engagement, customisable email… Read More
Elsevier and Shanghai Jiao Tong University Press collaborate to publish Collected Works of H.S. Tsien - April 17, 2012
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the release of the Collected Works of H.S. Tsien (1938-1956) in partnership with Shanghai Jiao Tong University Press (SJTUP). Tsien, considered by many to be the greatest Chinese scientist of the past 60 years, began his research in aerodynamics while… Read More
Taylor & Francis selects Ingram’s CoreSource for digital asset management and distribution - April 17, 2012
Ingram Content Group, US, has announced that academic publisher Taylor & Francis has selected its CoreSource platform for digital asset management and distribution of content. For two centuries Taylor & Francis has been committed to the publication of scholarly information of the highest quality, and… Read More
Woodhead Publishing and Asia Information Services announce exclusive 3 year e-deal - April 16, 2012
Scientific and technical publisher Woodhead Publishing Limited, UK, and Asia Information Services (AIS), a Hong Kong-based distributor of books and e-content, have announced an exclusive 3 year e-deal. Under the deal, AIS will distribute WP's online platform, Woodhead Publishing Online (WPO), in the Chinese mainland market.… Read More
Emerald Group Publishing and Paths International announce exclusive books partnership - April 16, 2012
Academic publisher Emerald Group Publishing, UK, has announced an exclusive books partnership with Paths International to bring knowledge from China to scholars around the world. As part of this agreement, Emerald will distribute Paths's collection of books written in China and make them available to international… Read More
South African bookseller Van Schaik opts for Ingram’s VitalSource to power e-textbook offering to customers - April 12, 2012
Ingram Content Group, US, has announced that South African bookseller Van Schaik has selected its e-textbook platform, VitalSource, to power e-textbook offering to customers. With a library division, online store and 55 stores, located on or near academic institutions, Van Schaik claims to be a… Read More
CCC signs agreement with Science Press, expands services into Chinese language rights licensing - April 11, 2012
Non-profit copyright licensing solutions provider Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), US, has announced an agreement with Science Press (SP), one of the leading publishers of STM journals and books in China. Science Press joins The Journal of Chinese Integrated Medicine, Beijing Forestry University and Baishibeng… Read More
