EBSCO and QUOSA partner to create EBSCOhost Premium Channel in the QUOSA System - March 20, 2012
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, and QUOSA, an Elsevier company, have partnered to create an EBSCOhost Premium Channel in the QUOSA System. The partnership enables mutual customers to utilise EBSCOhost, one of the most-used premium online research services in corporations and institutions around… Read More
Oxford University Press and Physical Society of Japan announce publishing partnership - March 20, 2012
Academic publisher Oxford University Press (OUP) and the Physical Society of Japan have announced that they will be working together to publish Progress of Theoretical and Experimental Physics (PTEP). This international title will be a fully open access, online-only journal, publishing articles on theoretical and experimental… Read More
Amazon.com set to Acquire Kiva Systems, Inc. - March 20, 2012
Online books retailer Amazon.com, Inc., US, has announced an agreement to acquire Kiva Systems, Inc., an innovator of material handling technology. Under the terms of the agreement, which has been approved by Kiva's stockholders, Amazon will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Kiva for… Read More
Brazil’s CAPES consortium signs deal to subscribe to ‘Pediatrics’ and ‘Chest’ - March 20, 2012
In a reportedly landmark deal that took three years to negotiate, all member institutions of the CAPES consortium in Brazil have subscribed to the journals Pediatrics and Chest. The consortium deal was brokered by ACCUCOMS. CAPES, or Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior,… Read More
Roseman University College of Dental Medicine opts for Ingram’s VitalSource for all-digital curriculum - March 20, 2012
Ingram Content Group, US, has announced that Roseman University College of Dental Medicine has selected its comprehensive e-textbook management and distribution platform VitalSource to enhance the learning experience of their students. Collaborating with dental schools worldwide, Vital Source developed a tailored solution and sourced content… Read More
Elsevier set to publish official journal of the Czech Society of Cardiology - March 16, 2012
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, and the Czech Society of Cardiology and Czech Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, have announced the re-launch of journal Cor et Vasa. Cor et Vasa is the official journal of the Czech Society of Cardiology, which was the first to publish breakthrough guidelines… Read More
Radiopaedia and UBM Medica announce marketing and distribution deal - March 16, 2012
Radiopaedia.org, a collaborative online radiology resource, has announced a marketing and distribution partnership with UBM Medica, the medical division of United Business Media (UBM). UBM Medica delivers integrated and strategic communication solutions to a comprehensive audience of medical professionals and healthcare consumers through online, print, live,… Read More
Addiction Science & Clinical Practice transfers to BioMed Central’s open access publishing platform - March 16, 2012
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced that the Addiction Science & Clinical Practice journal has joined its portfolio of open access titles. The journal was previously published by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). Addiction Science & Clinical Practice seeks to provide… Read More
Corporate Graphics selects Impelsys as tech partner for book distribution platform - March 16, 2012
Electronic content delivery solutions provider Impelsys, US, has entered into a strategic partnership with Corporate Graphics Commercial, a US-based full-service provider of book printing. The partnership is designed to provide the software platform that will power the e-book capabilities in Corporate Graphics’ new turnkey book distribution… Read More
Woodhead Publishing acquires list of published and forthcoming books from Biohealthcare Publishing - March 14, 2012
Scientific and technical publisher Woodhead Publishing Limited, UK, has announced the acquisition of the list of published and forthcoming books from Biohealthcare Publishing (Oxford) Limited. The list will in future be published under the Woodhead Publishing imprint as a biomedical series and will be available both… Read More
