Emerald becomes Academic Partner of the Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship - May 14, 2012
Academic publisher Emerald Group Publishing Limited, UK, has announced that it is now the official Academic Partner of the Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE). This formal partnership, which is the result of a strong and collaborative working relationship between the two organisations, is set… Read More
Cengage Learning and Blackboard launch digital content integration solution - May 10, 2012
Cengage Learning, a US-based provider of teaching, learning and research solutions, and Blackboard Inc. have announced the availability of an integrated solution that gives instructors and students streamlined access to Cengage Learning’s rich digital learning solutions and core curriculum content directly through the Blackboard Learn learning… Read More
Cengage Learning and NorthWest Arkansas Community College partner to educate and strengthen local workforce - May 9, 2012
Cengage Learning, a US-based provider of teaching, learning and research solutions, has announced that it is working with NorthWest Arkansas Community College (NWACC) to develop a series of workforce development courses for professionals in the Bentonville, Arkansas area. The courses being developed… Read More
Wiley acquires higher education publisher Harlan Davidson Inc. - May 9, 2012
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc, US, has announced the acquisition of Harlan Davidson Inc. (HDI), a family-owned publishing company in Wheeling, IL. The acquisition builds on Wiley’s existing high quality American History portfolio, and strengthens growing curriculum areas such as World History, Atlantic History and… Read More
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
