Elsevier and Ex Libris partner to present bX Recommendations in Scopus and Science Direct - October 27, 2011
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced an agreement with STM publisher Elsevier. Under the deal, a bX article recommender application will now be available to mutual customers for integration in the SciVerse interface. The application will enable Scopus… Read More
HighWire Press and TEMIS announce strategic technology and business partnership - October 26, 2011
HighWire Press, a not-for-profit division of Stanford University Libraries, has announced a strategic technology and business partnership with TEMIS, a provider of Semantic Content Enrichment solutions for the Enterprise. Under the agreement, HighWire will integrate the full suite of Luxid software within… Read More
Researchers and students in Japan gain access to Springer Journal Archives on SpringerLink - October 25, 2011
STM publisher Springer and the Japan Alliance of University Library Consortia for E-Resources (JUSTICE) recently signed a comprehensive agreement for current electronic journal subscriptions and online journal back files on SpringerLink (www.springerlink.com). Under the deal, Springer will provide access to 1,000 journals in the Springer… Read More
CAS in deal to provide unlimited SciFinder access to CHEST Consortium - October 24, 2011
Chemical information provider Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) has announced an agreement to provide unlimited SciFinder access to the CHEST Consortium, which comprises more than 47 academic institutions in the UK & Ireland, including the University of Oxford, University of Cambridge and University of Manchester. Under the… Read More
Microsoft and Compal Electronics sign patent agreement - October 24, 2011
Software vendor Microsoft Corp., US, and Compal Electronics, Inc. have signed a patent agreement that provides broad coverage under Microsoft’s patent portfolio for Compal’s tablets, mobile phones, e-readers and other consumer devices running the Android or Chrome Platform. While the contents of the agreement have not… Read More
Mexico-based Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia selects Thomson Reuters Web of Knowledge - October 21, 2011
Thomson Reuters, a US-based provider of information for healthcare professionals, has announced that the Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia (CONACYT), a national council promoting science and technology policies in Mexico, has selected Web of Knowledge to enhance the research and analytic capabilities of researchers across… Read More
Elsevier and the Geological Society of London partner to deliver cutting-edge science for oil and gas exploration - October 21, 2011
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced a new partnership with the Geological Society of London (the Society). The deal will allow customers of Geofacets, Elsevier's premier research tool for geoscientists, to quickly find, search and analyse geo-referenced maps sourced from the Society's renowned Lyell Collection. … Read More
Wiley-Blackwell and JISC Collections announce new three year agreement - October 21, 2011
Wiley-Blackwell, the STM and scholarly publishing business of John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, and JISC Collections have announced a new three year NESLi2 agreement for the higher education and further education communities in the UK. This agreement offers libraries access to more than 1,500 journals… Read More
Accucoms and ASCE announce new sales representation deal - October 20, 2011
Accucoms, a Netherlands-based provider of sales and marketing services to scholarly and society publishers, has announced a new agreement with the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) for sales representation in Latin America. Accucoms will now represent ASCE in Latin America as well as Turkey,… Read More
West Kentucky Community and Technical College to utilise Elsevier’s digital textbook platform for Radiography programme - October 20, 2011
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that West Kentucky Community and Technical College (WKCTC) has been using and will renew Elsevier's digital textbook suite for students in WKCTC's Radiography Program in 2012. WKCTC is a member of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System and a… Read More
