Japan Science and Technology Agency selects Thomson Reuters’ ScholarOne Manuscripts for 64 journals - June 8, 2011
Business information provider Thomson Reuters, US, has announced that the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) has selected ScholarOne Manuscripts as a peer review workflow management system for its 64 journals. JST reviewed multiple solutions and selected two preferred systems when it upgraded its internal… Read More
Thomson Reuters to divest Healthcare business - June 7, 2011
Business information provider Thomson Reuters, US, has announced its intention to divest its Healthcare business, which has been part of the company's Healthcare & Science segment. The Healthcare business provides data, analytics and performance benchmarking solutions and services to companies, government agencies and healthcare professionals. With… Read More
Cengage Learning EMEA acquires Nelson Thornes’ Nursing & Allied Health list - June 7, 2011
Teaching, learning and research solutions provider Cengage Learning EMEA has announced that it has completed the acquisition of Nelson Thornes' Nursing & Allied Health list. Cengage Learning publishes under the imprints of Delmar, Wadsworth and Gale well known titles such as Gloria Pickar's Dosage Calculations, The… Read More
RSNA signs exclusive sales agreement with Globe Publications - June 7, 2011
The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) has signed an exclusive sales agreement with Globe Publication Pvt. Ltd., an India-based international subscription agency. Under the deal, Globe will now handle all journal subscriptions originating in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka. It will act on… Read More
Ingram Content Group and Brill announce e-content management agreement - June 7, 2011
Ingram Content Group Inc., US, has announced an e-content management agreement with scholarly and academic publisher Brill. Brill has selected Ingram's CoreSource platform to distribute and archive scholarly books to bookselling partners worldwide. Brill's publishing programme focuses on humanities, international law… Read More
NCRM at Case Western Reserve University partners with Edheads to launch web-based education modules on stem cells - June 6, 2011
The National Center for Regenerative Medicine (NCRM) at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has partnered with Edheads, a provider of online education tools, to launch web-based education modules about stem cells. The modules, based on real clinical trials, are… Read More
EBSCO Publishing and The H.W. Wilson Company announce merger agreement - June 3, 2011
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, and The H.W. Wilson Company (Wilson) have announced a merger agreement. This combination of organisations will allow the strengths of each to benefit existing and forthcoming products and services. With 180 combined years of experience serving libraries,… Read More
RSC Publishing makes eBook Collection available to RLUK research libraries - June 3, 2011
The Royal Society of Chemistry has partnered with Research Libraries UK (RLUK) to offer their library members value for money for the RSC eBook Collection. eBook options are now available to RLUK members for 2011 within a one-off purchase regime that will give standard indefinite access… Read More
ProQuest acquires BNI - June 1, 2011
Information resources and technologies provider ProQuest, US, has acquired BNI, a database for nursing and midwifery in the UK. BNI - shortened from British Nursing Index - has been compiled through a partnership of the libraries at Bournemouth University, Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, the Royal… Read More
Four publishers sign expanded territory agreements with EMpact Sales - June 1, 2011
EMpact Sales (EMpact), the publisher representation group of EBSCO, has signed additional expanded territory agreements for active sales representation with the American Society of Plant Biologist (territory added is Japan); Audio Visual Archives (territory added is India); Maney Publishing (territory added is Italy); and Multi-Science Publishing… Read More
