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
GenomeQuest and Questel partner for IP platform integration - May 1, 2012
US-based Questel, a provider of online information services, and GenomeQuest, a provider of large-scale genomic software applications, have announced a partnership to integrate their respective platforms for researching and managing global IP. Specifically, GQ-IP users will now have the option to review biological sequence patents directly… Read More
SAGE set to publish AOFAS journal, Foot & Ankle International - April 27, 2012
Academic publisher SAGE has been chosen by the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society (AOFAS) to publish its journal, Foot & Ankle International, beginning in January 2013. Foot & Ankle International (FAI) began publication in 1980 and emphasises surgical and medical management as well as… Read More
DuraSpace provides Internet2 members access to DuraCloud - April 27, 2012
DuraSpace, a US-based not-for-profit organisation dedicated to preserving the world’s scholarly, scientific and cultural records, and Internet2 have announced that Internet2 members now have automatic access to DuraCloud. DuraCloud is a service for archiving and managing content in the cloud featuring one-click… Read More
Chilton partners with WHI to add real-time parts pricing and inventory to products - April 27, 2012
Chilton, part of Cengage Learning and a provider of reference sources for automotive professionals and Do-It-Yourself (DIY) automotive enthusiasts, has announced an agreement with WHI Solutions to provide updates to Chilton’s ChiltonPRO and ChiltonEstimating products. Through this new agreement, all ChiltonPRO and ChiltonEstimating users with WHI/Nexpart… Read More
Lexicomp partners with Logical Images to deliver oral lesion diagnosis tool for dental professionals - April 26, 2012
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, has announced that Lexicomp has partnered with Logical Images to deliver an oral lesion diagnosis tool, VisualDx Oral, for dental professionals. Dental professionals utilising Lexicomp Online for Dentistry, the Lexicomp dental-specific drug and clinical information solution,… Read More
Genome Designs to use SciDM tools to boost genome annotation pipelines - April 26, 2012
Custom genome annotation and metabolic modelling service provider Genome Designs, Inc., US, has announced a partnership with SciDM Group, a bioinformatics tools developer. Genome Designs will be using SciDM Group’s database engine, transcriptomics data processing pipeline and high throughput sequence comparison technology. The tools will be… Read More
