New England Journal of Medicine announces electronic distribution agreement with Reprints Desk - December 9, 2010
Derycz Scientific, Inc., a US-based provider of services to reuse published content for marketing purposes, has announced that its subsidiary Reprints Desk, Inc. has signed a direct agreement with the Massachusetts Medical Society for the electronic distribution of articles from the New England Journal of Medicine… Read More
ProQuest reference source now available on the Credo Reference platform - December 8, 2010
Online reference library Credo Reference has signed an agreement with information resources and technologies provider ProQuest to integrate The Annual Register into the Credo General Reference service. This will be the first ProQuest reference source available on the Credo Reference platform. … Read More
Knovel announces four new content partnerships - December 8, 2010
Knovel, a Web-based application integrating technical information with analytical and search tools, has announced new content partnerships with four publishers and societies. These new partners, in addition to the six others announced earlier this year, further position Knovel as the go-to, interactive reference for engineers. … Read More
Google to acquire online video solutions provider Widevine Technologies - December 6, 2010
Internet search services provider Google, Inc., US, has announced the acquisition of Widevine Technologies, Inc., in a bid to boost its online video services. Widevine provides media solutions for the delivery of digital entertainment to any device. Service providers use its multiplatform DRM and video optimisation… Read More
Bloomberg LP, Forbes and Harper Collins among new members to join CCC’s Annual Copyright License for Academic Institutions - December 2, 2010
Copyright Clearance Center (CCC), a not-for-profit organisation providing copyright licensing solutions, has announced new participants in its Annual Copyright License for Academic Institutions. New members include Bloomberg LP, Forbes, Harper Collins, Hearst Business Media, Indiana University Press, The Gallup Organization and McKinsey & Company, among others.… Read More
AAO-HNSF partners with SAGE to publish Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery - December 2, 2010
The American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) has partnered with academic publisher SAGE to publish its official journal, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, beginning with Volume 144 in January 2011. Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery is the official peer-reviewed publication of the AAO-HNS… Read More
ProQuest acquires Congressional Information Service and University Publications of America from LexisNexis - December 1, 2010
Information resources and technologies provider ProQuest, US, has announced the acquisition of the Congressional Information Service (CIS) and University Publications of America (UPA) product lines from LexisNexis. The addition of CIS and UPA product lines provide complementary content that expands ProQuest's service to its traditional… Read More
Thomson Reuters acquires GeneGo - December 1, 2010
Business information provider Thomson Reuters, US, has announced the acquisition of GeneGo, a provider of biology and disease information, analytics, and decision support solutions for pharmaceutical research and development. Effective immediately, GeneGo will become part of the Healthcare & Science business of Thomson Reuters. Financial terms… Read More
SAGE and American Sociological Association announce publishing partnership - December 1, 2010
Academic publisher SAGE has partnered with the American Sociological Association (ASA) to publish Contexts, a quarterly magazine that makes sociology relevant to anyone interested in how society operates. Edited by a team in the sociology department at the University of Minnesota, Contexts publishes rigorous but… Read More
Atex and TEMIS expand partnership, announce 7 new deals - December 1, 2010
Text analytics solutions provider TEMIS, US, and UK-based software company Atex have announced that seven customers have already selected the Atex Polopoly Web CMS and the TEMIS Content Enrichment solution. Joint customers are leveraging the integrated solution to automate their publishing processes through the Polopoly Web… Read More
