Newsbank partnership takes news content on EDS to over 100 million articles - August 13, 2010
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing, US, has announced that the amount of news content in its EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) has grown to more than 100 million articles since January 2010 from its partnership with Newsbank alone. Additional news content sources and the addition of… Read More
ICIS announces joint venture with MRC, extends presence in Russian market - August 13, 2010
Global chemicals information provider ICIS is extending its presence in the Russian plastics market through a joint venture with specialist Former Soviet Union (FSU) based benchmark price provider Market Report Company Group (MRC). To mark the launch of their collaboration, ICIS and MRC will hold a… Read More
Thomson Reuters to make Web of Science data to researchers via Primo Central - August 12, 2010
Library solutions provider Ex Libris Group, US, has announced that Thomson Reuters will make its collections directly accessible to Web of Knowledge subscribers via the Primo Central mega-aggregate of scholarly e-content. With Primo Central, users simultaneously search locally managed collections and global e-content and receive search… Read More
BMJ Group opts for ScholarOne Manuscripts as peer review tool - August 11, 2010
Information services provider Thomson Reuters, US, has announced that the BMJ Group, UK, has selected the former's ScholarOne Manuscripts as the peer review workflow management system for all of its journals. BMJ Group publishes 33 specialist titles apart from the British Medical… Read More
Unbound Medicine unveils Family Drug Guide with ASHP and Consumers Union - August 11, 2010
Unbound Medicine, a US-based provider of knowledge management solutions for the healthcare industry, has announced the release of Family Drug Guide, a mobile and web drug information resource for consumers. The resource has been released in collaboration with the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) and… Read More
Google, Verizon outline network neutrality rules - August 10, 2010
Internet search services provider Google Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc., a US-based American broadband and telecommunications company, have released a policy statement, according to which, phone and cable TV companies, that provide Internet access, should be barred from slowing down, blocking or charging to prioritise Internet… Read More
Emerald, IFLA special partnership to offer more publishing opportunities and OA to research for IFLA communities - August 10, 2010
Academic and professional literature publisher Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., UK, has announced a special partnership with International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) at the 76th IFLA General Conference and Assembly in Gothenburg Sweden, from August 10-15, 2010. Under the deal, IFLA communities will receive… Read More
Ovid expands partnership with Wiley-Blackwell - August 9, 2010
Information solutions provider Ovid, part of Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has announced that it has expanded its publishing relationship with Wiley-Blackwell, the STM and scholarly business of John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US. The deal is to add ebooks and ebook collections in medicine, nursing, and… Read More
World Scientific ties up with Baker & Taylor for print-on-demand service - August 9, 2010
Scientific publisher World Scientific Publishing Company, US, has announced that it has signed an agreement with Baker & Taylor's TextStream Digital Print Service to provide print-to-order services. World Scientific Publishing's academic titles, spanning a range of scientific series, will be available for… Read More
Google acquires social technology company Slide - August 9, 2010
Internet search services provider Google Inc. has announced the acquisition of Slide, a social technology company. Slide is a US based manufacturer of social apps for sites like Facebook, Orkut, MySpace, Bebo and Friendster. No detailed product plans were announced with the deal. With this acquisition,… Read More
