Springer in deal to provide exclusive publishing services for Atlantis Press - December 14, 2010
STM publisher Springer has announced that it is now exclusively responsible for production, marketing and distribution for the French scientific publishing house Atlantis Press. Atlantis Press will continue to develop its own programme of books, primarily in the fields of computer science,… Read More
Wiley-Blackwell and the FDI World Dental Federation announce new publishing partnership - December 14, 2010
Wiley-Blackwell, the STM and scholarly business of John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, has announced that it has been selected by the FDI World Dental Federation to publish their journal, the International Dental Journal (IDJ). Wiley-Blackwell will begin publishing the IDJ… Read More
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins acquires iCare LLC - December 10, 2010
Healthcare publisher Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW), part of Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has announced the acquisition of iCare LLC, makers of iCare EMR, an educational Electronic Medical Record (EMR) software programme. iCare will now become part of LWW. Terms of the… Read More
Springer and Japanese Society of Applied Entomology and Zoology announce publishing partnership - December 9, 2010
STM publisher Springer has announced a partnership with the Japanese Society of Applied Entomology and Zoology. Under the deal, Springer will publish the society's official journal Applied Entomology and Zoology as of January 2011. Dr. Eizi Yano of Kinki University in Nara City, Japan, will serve… Read More
Platts to acquire Oil Price Information Service - December 9, 2010
Energy information provider Platts, part of the McGraw-Hill Companies, US, has announced an agreement to acquire Oil Price Information Service, LLC, (OPIS) from United Communications Group (UCG), a privately held business information provider. The purchase price was not disclosed. OPIS provides news and price information… Read More
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
