ASTM International partners with Scope for enhancing the findability of its Digital Library content - July 11, 2011
Content enhancement and knowledge services provider Scope eKnowledge Center (Scope), India, has announced that it has been selected by ASTM International, the globally recognised leader in international standards development, for its subject matter expert (SME)-curated knowledge mining and indexing services. Under the… Read More
Everyday Health and the American Heart Association partner to launch daily cardiovascular newsletter - July 8, 2011
Health information publisher Everyday Health, Inc., US, and the American Heart Association have joined forces to bring the latest cardiovascular news to healthcare professionals. MedPage Today, an Everyday Health property and a fast-growing medical news professional website (comScore), will develop a daily cardiovascular newsletter that will… Read More
EMpact Sales to provide sales representation service for the Ecological Society of America - July 7, 2011
EMpact Sales (EMpact), the publisher representation group of EBSCO, has announced that it has been chosen as sales agent for the Ecological Society of America (ESA). Under the agreement, EMpact will represent ESA products in Mexico, Central America, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Peru, Cuba and Brazil (excluding… Read More
Microsoft signs patent agreement with Wistron for Android tablets, smartphones and e-readers - July 6, 2011
Software vendor Microsoft Corp., US, and Wistron Corp have executed a patent agreement. The deal provides broad coverage under Microsoft's patent portfolio for Wistron's tablets, mobile phones, e-readers and other consumer devices running the Android or Chrome platform. Wistron Corp is an ODM (original design manufacturer)… Read More
Springer and Asia Briefing announce ePublishing agreement to enhance business and management book programme - July 6, 2011
STM publisher Springer has signed an agreement for a publishing partnership with Asia Briefing Ltd. for technical and business guides. In addition to publishing five new books each year, Springer will take over the backlist of around 15 books and reissue them in updated editions. The… Read More
EMpact Sales to provide journal subscription sales representation service for SLACK Inc - July 6, 2011
EMpact Sales (EMpact), the publisher representation group of EBSCO, has announced that it has been chosen by SLACK Inc as sales and promotional agent for peer-reviewed journal subscription sales. Under the agreement, EMpact will represent SLACK Inc's journal subscriptions in Australia, New Zealand, India, the Middle… Read More
Amazon set to buy UK online book retailer, The Book Depository International - July 6, 2011
Online books retailer Amazon.com, Inc., US, has reportedly agreed to buy The Book Depository International, a UK-based online book retailer, for an undisclosed sum. According to Amazon, the acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals. The UK's Office… Read More
Three Scandinavian journals join Versita Open - July 1, 2011
E-publishing technology solutions provider Versita, Poland, has announced that three Scandinavian serials - Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, Nordic Journal of Migration Research and Sommerfeltia - are now included in the portfolio of more than 200 Open Access journals published by Versita Open. The newly contracted Scandinavian journals,… Read More
Moroccan institute in partnership with Thomson Reuters for Web of Knowledge platform - July 1, 2011
Business information provider Thomson Reuters, US, has announced a three-year partnership with Morocco's Institut Marocain de l'information Scientifique et Technique (IMIST). The deal is to bring Thomson Reuters Web of Knowledge - an integrated search and discovery platform - to scientists and researchers at 14 IMIST… Read More
Platts in deal to acquire Steel Business Briefing Group - June 30, 2011
Information services provider McGraw-Hill Companies, US, has announced that Platts has signed an agreement to acquire the Steel Business Briefing Group (SBB Group), a privately held UK company and provider of news, pricing and analytics to the global steel market. Platts is… Read More
