ASCE opts for Atypon platform for ASCE Library - January 12, 2012
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has selected Atypon's Literatum publishing platform to power the next generation of the ASCE Library. The new platform will launch third quarter 2012. The new ASCE Library will make use of Atypon's latest innovations in publishing technology to… Read More
AstraZeneca and IMS Health announce real-world evidence collaboration - January 12, 2012
Biopharmaceutical business AstraZeneca, US, has entered into a three-year collaboration agreement with US-based pharmaceutical and healthcare information provider IMS Health. The deal seeks to advance the use of real-world evidence based on observational and retrospective studies throughout Europe to inform the delivery… Read More
Springer partners with Belgian Neurological Society to publish Acta Neurologica Belgica - January 11, 2012
STM publisher Springer and the Belgian Neurological Society will collaborate to publish the journal Acta Neurologica Belgica (ANB). Founded in 1900, ANB claims to be the second-oldest neurological publication in Europe. The first volume with Springer, Vol. 112, No. 1, will be published in March 2012.… Read More
TEMIS and American Society for Microbiology sign license and services agreement - January 11, 2012
TEMIS, a US-based provider of Semantic Content Enrichment Solutions for the Enterprise, has signed a license and services agreement with the American Society for Microbiology (ASM). To serve its 40,000 members better, ASM is completely revamping its online content offering, and aggregating all of its… Read More
Credo Reference eBook collections and titles now offered via SwetsWise - January 11, 2012
Online reference service provider Credo Reference, US, has announced a new partnership with information services company, Swets, Netherlands. Under the deal, Swets will incorporate Credo Reference with over 1,500 reference works from more than 80 of the world's best reference publishers… Read More
Accucoms and Future Science Group announce new sales representation deal - January 11, 2012
Accucoms, a Netherlands-based provider of sales and marketing services to scholarly and society publishers, has announced that its sales representation for the Future Science Group (FSG) has been extended to include northern Europe. ACCUCOMS has been providing sales representation for FSG in North America since… Read More
SAE International to sell three Artech publications under Content Partnership Program - January 10, 2012
Engineers and technical experts association SAE International, US, has announced a strategic partnership with technical book publisher Artech House to sell selected Artech publications. The three titles that will be made available on SAE International’s online bookstore include From Engineer to Manager: Mastering the Transition, Battery… Read More
Safari Books Online acquires Threepress Consulting - January 10, 2012
Safari Books Online, an on-demand digital library for technology, digital media and business professionals, has acquired US-based Threepress Consulting Inc, makers of the Ibis Reader online EPUB reading system. The acquisition, which was completed on January 1, 2012, further enhances Safari Books Online's capability to deliver… Read More
Human Kinetics implements Really Strategies’ RSuite CMS - January 10, 2012
Content solutions and services provider Really Strategies, US, has announced that Human Kinetics recently licensed its RSuite CMS, a content management system for publishers who want to deliver content to any channel, in any format, at any time. Human Kinetics provides information related to physical activity… Read More
Copyright Clearance Center acquires Pubget - January 10, 2012
Non-profit copyright licensing solutions provider Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), US, has announced the acquisition of Pubget, a solutions provider focused on expediting the acquisition and analysis of content. Pubget offers search, retrieval and browse capabilities for content. Its solutions make research more efficient by… Read More