Institution of Engineering and Technology acquires SciTech book list - March 21, 2012
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), Europe's largest engineering society, has acquired the full publication list of US-based electromagnetics engineering specialist, SciTech Publishing of Raleigh, NC. The acquisition of more than 70 backlist engineering titles, with an additional output of 15 new titles per year,… Read More
Cambridge University Press and Ingram Content Group announce logistics management agreement - March 21, 2012
Academic publisher Cambridge University Press (CUP), UK, and Ingram Content Group have announced that Cambridge's North American branch has entered into a long-term logistics management agreement with Ingram Publisher Services. Under the agreement, Ingram will manage all warehousing and physical fulfillment… Read More
SAGE opts for DataSalon’s customer insight tool MasterVision - March 21, 2012
Academic and professional publisher SAGE, US, has adopted DataSalon's MasterVision product to provide customer insight for its targeted, data-driven prospecting, cross-selling and renewal activities. The system is said to bring together a wide variety of data for individual library, institutional and consortia customers, including their subscriptions,… Read More
Saunders Solutions for Vets’ suite of eCPD courses now available via Vetstream’s Vetacademy - March 20, 2012
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that Saunders Solutions for Vets' suite of online Continuing Professional Development (eCPD) courses are now available through Vetstream's Vetacademy. Vetacademy, an online learning platform for the veterinary market, claims to be the first of its kind to offer a 'department… Read More
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
