Springer and TEMIS extend partnership on semantic analysis of scientific content - May 23, 2011
STM publisher Springer Science+Business Media and US-based text analytics solutions provider TEMIS have agreed on a broad extension of their strategic collaboration on semantic enrichment and linking of content for the SpringerLink platform. SpringerLink claims to be one of the world's largest… Read More
Royal Society of Chemistry adds RDF functionality to ChemSpider database - May 20, 2011
The Royal Society of Chemistry's chemical database ChemSpider has added RDF functionality to its interface, in collaboration with the University of Southampton's School of Chemistry. The availability of RDF is said to allow the database records to be found and understood by semantic web tools. This… Read More
Springer in deal with Dai Nippon Printing for POD solutions in Japan - May 20, 2011
STM publisher Springer has announced an agreement with Japan-based Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (DNP). Under the deal, DNP will provide single-copy minimum print-on-demand (POD) solutions for Springer titles delivered to the Japanese market. DNP will also handle the delivery logistics to local distributors, libraries and… Read More
American Psychological Association adopts DataSalon’s MasterVision - May 20, 2011
The American Psychological Association (APA) has announced that it has adopted DataSalon's MasterVision product in order to integrate and better utilise customer information from a number of its different data sources. The system integrates institutional electronic and print subscribers, and data… Read More
CABI and SharedBook in deal to make CAB Reviews available via AcademicPub platform - May 19, 2011
Not-for-profit life sciences publisher CABI has signed an agreement with publishing innovator SharedBook to make the reviews journal CAB Reviews available through SharedBook's AcademicPub platform. Lecturers and course leaders in the fields of agriculture, veterinary science, nutrition, and natural resources will now be able to… Read More
Cambridge University Press partners with GYLO to create new medical apps - May 19, 2011
Cambridge University Press (CUP), the publishing division of the University of Cambridge, has announced a partnership with GYLO (GetYa Learn On, LLC) to produce multiple medical books as interactive apps for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch devices. Initially, three of Cambridge's key texts for medical… Read More
Cengage Learning strengthens support to The IMS Global Learning Consortium - May 19, 2011
Teaching, learning and research solutions provider Cengage Learning, US, has announced increased commitment to The IMS Global Learning Consortium (IMS). Building on a strong relationship with IMS, Cengage Learning has volunteered to provide leadership in furthering IMS standards in the critical area of Learning Outcomes. Cengage… Read More
Google, Digitas team up to offer mobile marketing insights - May 17, 2011
Integrated brand agency Digitas and Internet search services provider Google, US, have announced their plans to deliver mobile marketing insights and usage research in a new collaborative project. The collaboration seeks to combine original Google and Digitas search and marketing data to forecast trends, inform investment… Read More
British Dental Association and Nature Publishing Group renew partnership - May 17, 2011
The Nature Publishing Group (NPG) and the British Dental Association (BDA) have announced a renewal of their publishing partnership to 2019. Under the agreement, NPG will continue to provide publishing services for the British Dental Journal (BDJ), BDA News, Evidence-Based Dentistry, Launchpad and Vital. The BDA… Read More
HighWire Press and Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers announce strategic partnership - May 17, 2011
HighWire Press, a not-for-profit division of Stanford University libraries, has announced a strategic partnership with the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE). The deal is to create a vibrant new digital library built and hosted upon the HighWire Publishing platform. The overarching theme… Read More
