SAGE set to publish official journal of the AAO-HNSF - July 23, 2010
Academic publisher SAGE has announced a partnership with the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF). Under the deal, SAGE will publish the latter's official journal, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, beginning with Volume 144 in 2011. Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery seeks to provide contemporary,… Read More
Califa Library Group becomes latest partner in the OCLC Partnership Program - July 22, 2010
Global library cooperative Online Computer Library Center, Inc. (OCLC), US, has announced the Califa Library Group as the latest partner in the OCLC Partnership Program. As partners, OCLC and Califa will collaborate on programmes and activities to enhance services and expand educational opportunities to members of… Read More
Combined Book Services to join PubEasy community as affiliate - July 22, 2010
Books enquiry and ordering services provider PubEasy, UK, has announced that Combined Book Services (CBS) will join the e-community of PubEasy as an affiliate. CBS is an independent book distributor known for its tailored distribution service for trade, academic and STM publishers. When CBS goes live… Read More
Molecular Neurodegeneration named official OA journal of the AHAF - July 21, 2010
The American Health Assistance Foundation (AHAF) has announced a new partnership with open access (OA) publisher BioMed Central's OA journal, Molecular Neurodegeneration (MN). Under the deal, Molecular Neurodegeneration will be the official open access journal of the AHAF. The journal publishes peer-reviewed,… Read More
Wiley to be exclusive global publisher and distributor of RSMeans professional reference titles - July 20, 2010
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, and RSMeans, North America's leading supplier of construction cost information, have announced a partnership to deliver a new generation of reference materials to the commercial and residential construction markets. Under the deal, Wiley will be the exclusive global publisher… Read More
North Carolina selects Thomson Reuters for healthcare reporting and analytics - July 20, 2010
Information services provider Thomson Reuters, US, has announced that the North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services has awarded the company a five-year contract to provide a healthcare reporting and analytics system. The system will enable the State of North Carolina to better manage all… Read More
Journal of NeuroVirology to join Springer’s neuroscience portfolio - July 20, 2010
STM publisher Springer has announced that it will publish the Journal of NeuroVirology (JNV), a publication closely affiliated with the International Society for NeuroVirology, starting January 2011. Previously published by Taylor & Francis/Informa, the five-year contract with Springer runs to 2015. A bi-monthly publication, the Journal… Read More
Google acquires Metaweb to improve search - July 19, 2010
Internet search services provider Google Inc. has acquired Metaweb, a company that maintains an open database of people, places, and things called Freebase. Google will integrate this information into its search algorithms. This is expected to further boost Google's ability to accept search queries, and to… Read More
European Commission okays Google project to digitise archives of Dutch library - July 16, 2010
The European Commission has reportedly stated that it does not object to Google digitising 160,000 books in the archives of the National Library of the Netherlands if these will be made available publicly. The Dutch library, Koninklijke Bibliotheek (KB), recently announced an agreement with Internet search… Read More
Springer to distribute eBooks from Sense Publishers - July 16, 2010
STM publisher Springer has announced an agreement with international academic publishing house Sense Publishers. Under the deal, Springer will distribute the latter's book program as part of Springer's eBook collection on www.springerlink.com, starting in 2011. Sense has an annual output of about… Read More
