IOP Publishing selects DataSalon’s MasterVision for a fully-integrated customer profile view - November 24, 2010
Non-profit scientific publisher Institute of Physics (IOP) Publishing, UK, has announced that it has adopted DataSalon's MasterVision product to derive a complete view of its customer information from its many different data sources. The system integrates institutional subscribers, usage data, turnaways, members, online registrations, author submissions,… Read More
Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals opts for Editorial Manager submission and peer review system - November 23, 2010
Online submission system provider Aries Systems, US, has announced that publishing house Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals (BQFJ) has selected the Editorial Manager submission and peer review system for its journal publishing activities. BQFJ's newly established portfolio of open access journals will be developed to the… Read More
SAGE and the Society for the Teaching of Psychology announce publishing partnership - November 23, 2010
Academic publisher SAGE has announced a partnership with the Society for the Teaching of Psychology. Under the deal, SAGE will publish the latter's official journal, Teaching of Psychology (TOP), starting with the January 2011 issue. A quarterly publication, Teaching of Psychology is projected as an… Read More
Credo Reference signs agreement with I.B. Tauris - November 22, 2010
Online reference library Credo Reference has signed an agreement to integrate a key I.B. Tauris title into the Credo General Reference service. Cultural Geography: A Critical Dictionary of Key Ideas is the first title from I.B. Tauris to be added to the Credo platform under this… Read More
SAGE set to publish Psychology of Women Quarterly - November 19, 2010
Academic publisher SAGE has partnered with Division 35 of the American Psychological Association (APA) to publish the journal, Psychology of Women Quarterly (PWQ). PWQ is the official journal of the Society for the Psychology of Women. PWQ will join SAGE's strong journals portfolio in psychology and… Read More
McGraw-Hill Education provides digital learning programmes to California Learning Resource Network - November 19, 2010
Education materials publisher McGraw-Hill Education, US, has announced that it will provide unprecedented access to many of its K-12 online programmes to the California Learning Resource Network (CLRN). Part of the Statewide Education Technology Services initiative from the California Department of Education, CLRN seeks to provide… Read More
De Gruyter selects MarkLogic for next generation publishing platform - November 19, 2010
Information infrastructure software provider Mark Logic Corporation, US, has announced an agreement with academic publisher De Gruyter to use MarkLogic as the central component of its next generation publishing platform. The agreement establishes MarkLogic as the primary database for De Gruyter, and will enable library, corporate,… Read More
UC San Diego named founding partner of National Digital Stewardship Alliance - November 18, 2010
The University of California, San Diego Libraries have been named founding partners of the Library of Congress' National Digital Stewardship Alliance (NDSA). The libraries expect to play a leadership role in mapping out national standards and best practices for preserving and sharing digital content via the… Read More
Google and Hachette Livre announce book scanning deal - November 18, 2010
Internet search services provider Google, Inc., US, has announced an agreement with French publisher Hachette Livre to scan thousands of out-of-print French books for Google's online library. The two companies said in a statement they had settled previous disagreements and signed a memorandum of understanding that… Read More
Epocrates acquires Modality, Inc. - November 17, 2010
Point-of-care reference solutions provider Epocrates, Inc., US, has announced it has acquired Modality, Inc. Modality is a premier developer of digital learning, assessment, training and reference applications for Apple mobile devices. This acquisition is expected to expand Epocrates' product portfolio and accelerate… Read More