JISC Advance in pact with NIACE to offer enhanced services for adult learning providers - August 24, 2011
The UK's JISC Advance has announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE) in a bid to further its work with adult learning providers. The memorandum sets out how the two organisations will work together to… Read More
Swets acquires Dutch firm Accucoms - August 24, 2011
Information services provider Swets, Netherlands, has announced that it has completed the acquisition of Accucoms, a Netherlands-based provider of sales and marketing services to academic and professional publishers around the world. The acquisition is part of Swets' strategic drive to create services… Read More
IET and INASP deal to provide developing countries within Africa, Asia and Latin America access to IET Research and Letters Journals - August 23, 2011
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) recently signed an agreement with the International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP). The agreement is to provide certain developing and emerging countries within Africa, Asia and Latin America, access to IET Research and Letters Journals. The… Read More
ebrary announces new publishing partners - August 23, 2011
E-books and research technology provider ebrary, US, has announced new publishing partners. These include: University of Arizona Press, University of New Mexico Press, University of Illinois Press, University of Oklahoma Press, Wayne State University Press, Michigan State University Press, Mercer University Press, The University of Arkansas… Read More
SAGE set to publish official journal of the Association for Applied and Clinical Sociology - August 18, 2011
Academic publisher SAGE has announced that it has been chosen by the Association for Applied and Clinical Sociology to publish its journal, the Journal of Applied Social Science (JASS), beginning in Spring 2012. The journal was previously published by Paradigm Publishers. JASS articles encapsulate more… Read More
Taylor & Francis to publish CHANCE for the American Statistical Association - August 18, 2011
The American Statistical Association (ASA) has announced a publishing partnership with international publisher Taylor & Francis Group. Under the deal, Taylor & Francis will publish the ASA publication, CHANCE, in full colour on behalf of the ASA beginning in 2012. CHANCE… Read More
DeVry University selects Ingram’s e-textbook platform VitalSource to support online learning curricula in North America - August 18, 2011
Vital Source Technologies, Inc., part of Ingram Content Group Inc, US, has announced an agreement to provide e-textbook management and distribution for DeVry University. The University claims to be one of North America's largest higher education institutions for technology, science, business and the arts. The… Read More
American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education selects Atypon’s Literatum platform to power newly-launched website - August 17, 2011
Atypon, a provider of software to the publishing and media industry, has announced that the American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education is using Atypon's Literatum platform to power its newly-launched website (www.AJPE.org). The American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education (AJPE) is the official… Read More
ABI Research study explores outlook for competing smartphone technologies - August 16, 2011
ABI Research has stated that its 'Smartphone Technologies and Markets' study explores the leading IC and OS platforms and the outlook for these competing technologies. In addition, it examines technologies that are being integrated into smartphones as competitive differentiators by smartphone OEMs. The smartphone industry… Read More
Blackboard announces new partnerships in Brazil and the Middle East - August 16, 2011
Enterprise technology and innovative solutions provider Blackboard Inc, US, has announced new partnerships in the Middle East and Brazil that will help support growing demand for online learning in each region. The partnerships will enable Blackboard to better support the greater use of education technology at… Read More
