Elsevier acquires Ariadne Genomics - December 9, 2011
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the acquisition of the business assets of Ariadne Genomics, a provider of pathway analysis tools and semantic technologies for life science researchers. Ariadne will be integrated with Elsevier's Corporate Markets division. Financial details of the acquisition are not being disclosed.… Read More
Oxford University Press acquires two journals from Preston Publications - December 8, 2011
Academic publisher Oxford University Press (OUP), a department of the University of Oxford, has announced the acquisition of two titles - Journal of Analytical Toxicology (JAT) and Journal of Chromatographic Science (JCS) - from Preston Publications, in a transaction managed by DeSilva+Phillips. With this acquisition, OUP… Read More
Elsevier collaborates with A.S.P.E.N. to review skills related to nutrition care in Mosby’s Nursing Skills - December 7, 2011
E-learning solutions provider Elsevier/MC Strategies, US, has announced its collaboration with the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (A.S.P.E.N.) to review and amend the nutrition-related skills in Mosby's Nursing Skills. Mosby's Nursing Skills is a comprehensive, combined reference product and competency management system. Designed… Read More
IOP Publishing joins GakuNin Japanese Shibboleth Federation - December 7, 2011
Non-profit scientific publisher Institute of Physics (IOP) Publishing, UK, has expanded its Shibboleth compliance to include the Japanese Federation GakuNin. Users in Japanese institutions who are members of GakuNin can now access subscribed content from multiple resources using just one ID and password, whether they are… Read More
E-books from American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics now available on the ebrary platform - December 7, 2011
E-books and research technology provider ebrary, US, a ProQuest business, has partnered with the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). The AIAA claims to be the world's largest technical society dedicated to the global aerospace profession. Under terms of the agreement, nearly 300 AIAA… Read More
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics selects Atypon’s Literatum publishing platform - December 7, 2011
Atypon, a provider of software to the professional and scholarly publishing industry, has announced that the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) has selected the Literatum publishing platform to power its new publications website. SIAM exists to ensure the strongest interactions between mathematics and… Read More
ORCID, Inc selects Semantico to build global scholarly author registry - December 6, 2011
Online publishing services provider Semantico Ltd, UK, has been selected by ORCID, Inc. to help build the first phase of their worldwide registry for scholarly authors. ORCID is a not-for-profit global consortium of academic institutions, publishers, scholarly societies, corporate companies, governmental bodies and not-for-profit agencies. … Read More
WK Health acquires India-based OA STM publisher, Medknow - December 6, 2011
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, has acquired open access publisher Medknow Pvt Ltd. The acquisition expands Wolters Kluwer Health's Medical Research business' presence in key developing markets and supports its strategy to increase locally written content and incorporate more open access platforms… Read More
Nature Publishing Group announces partnership with Antibodypedia - December 6, 2011
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG), UK, has announced a partnership with Antibodypedia. An online searchable database, Antibodypedia links publicly available antibodies with data demonstrating their efficacy and published studies in which they have been used. A new website for Antibodypedia is live at Read More
ASCO adds mobile licensing capability for two of its journals iPad and iPhone app - December 6, 2011
Non-profit copyright licensing solutions provider Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), US, has announced that the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) recently integrated CCC's latest software development kit (SDK) to its Journal of Clinical Oncology and Journal of Oncology Practice iPad and iPhone app, to conduct… Read More
