Semantico and Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana partner on major online project - September 27, 2011
Online publishing services provider Semantico Ltd, UK, has announced that it has been chosen by Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, a leading publisher in Catalan, as the digital development partner in a major project to publish their extensive range of encyclopaedic, academic and literary works online. The… Read More
Springer and the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research announce license agreement - September 21, 2011
STM publisher Springer, Germany, and the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research have signed a first national license for the acquisition of scientific, medical and technical (STM) information on the online platform SpringerLink. The French agency ABES (Agence bibliographique de l'enseignement… Read More
STM signs Out of Commerce MoU facilitated by EU - September 21, 2011
Michael Mabe, CEO of the International Association of Scientific, Technical & Medical Publishers (STM), has signed the Out of Commerce Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Brussels, enabled through a dialogue with libraries facilitated by the European Commission (EC). The MoU recognises that the right to authorise… Read More
Monongahela Valley Hospital selects Thomson Reuters’ Micromedex Solutions for clinical decision support - September 16, 2011
Business information provider Thomson Reuters, US, has announced that Monongahela Valley Hospital (MVH) has signed a multi-year agreement to use Thomson Reuters Micromedex solutions as its source for evidence-based clinical reference information. MVH is a 210-bed, full-service healthcare facility in western Pennsylvania. The hospital needed a… Read More
Pearson acquires Connections Education - September 16, 2011
Education services provider Pearson, US, has announced the acquisition of Connections Education from an investor group led by Apollo Management, L.P. Through its Connections Academy business, the company operates online or ‘virtual’ public schools in 21 states in the US - serving more than 40,000 students… Read More
SAGE and Which Medical Device announce partnership - September 15, 2011
Academic publisher SAGE has announced a partnership with Which Medical Device, an online review site, to provide independent, expert opinion and reviews of medical devices. Launched in 2010, Which Medical Device was created by clinicians for clinicians. It enables medical professionals… Read More
Cengage Learning partners with Verba to simplify textbook price comparisons - September 15, 2011
Teaching, learning and research solutions provider Cengage Learning, US, and Verba have announced that they are working together to help students surface a range of online pricing options for textbooks efficiently through participating college stores. Verba is a web application company that helps campus retailers provide… Read More
CCC and cSubs partner to integrate RightsLink Basic into cSubs subscription management workflow - September 14, 2011
Non-profit copyright licensing solutions provider Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC) has partnered with cSubs, a provider of subscription, book, newspaper and e-content management services, to integrate RightsLink Basic directly into the cSubs subscription management workflow. RightsLink Basic is CCC's point-of-content licensing solution. CCC works with… Read More
IEEE-SA and KATS sign MoU to facilitate faster standards development - September 12, 2011
Technical professional association IEEE, US, and the Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to cooperate in standards development and distribution. IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) and KATS will work together to promote mutual interests through global standards cooperation and… Read More
EMpact chosen as sales agent for The Chronicle of Higher Education - September 12, 2011
EMpact Sales (EMpact), the publisher representation group of EBSCO, has announced that it has been chosen as sales agent for The Chronicle of Higher Education. Under the agreement, EMpact will promote The Chronicle in Japan, Korea, Mexico, Central America, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Peru, India and the… Read More
