OUP in deal with INFLIBNET to supply research journals to colleges in India - May 19, 2010
Oxford Journals, a division of Oxford University Press (OUP), has announced a new partnership to supply 206 journals to 6000 colleges in India. The deal was agreed with the Information and Library Network (INFLIBNET) Centre, an autonomous inter-university centre of University Grants Commission. INFLIBNET was set… Read More
Maney, DotLib announce expanded agreement for e-journal sales in US, Canada and Italy - May 19, 2010
Academic Publisher Maney Publishing, UK, has expanded its agreement with distributor and agent DotLib for sales of its electronic products in the US, Canada and Italy. Maney’s E-journal list features nearly one hundred titles and six subject specific MORE (Maney Online Research E-journal) collections. These include… Read More
Universities Australia Consortium selects Thomson Reuters’ Web of Science for education and research needs - May 18, 2010
The Universities Australia consortium has chosen to renew Web of Science from Thomson Reuters for its members' education and research needs through 2013. Web of Science, a comprehensive database of research citations, is widely used by researchers, administrators, faculty and students. Universities Australia represents Australia's 39… Read More
University of Ottawa becomes latest member of ARL - May 17, 2010
The University of Ottawa Library has joined the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) as its 125th member. The membership of the ARL voted to invite the University of Ottawa Library to join as its 125th member during its 2010 Spring Membership Meeting in Seattle, WA. University… Read More
Gale and De Gruyter announce distribution agreement - May 17, 2010
Educational publisher Gale, part of Cengage Learning, US, has announced an agreement with academic publisher Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG. Under the deal, Gale will distribute De Gruyter periodicals through a number of its academic resources. Titles included are academic periodicals in the areas… Read More
Scientific Societies SBS and ALA merge to become the Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening - May 17, 2010
The Society for Biomolecular Sciences (SBS) and the Association for Laboratory Automation (ALA) have announced that both scientific societies have merged to become the Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS). Both memberships officially authorised the merger with more than 95 percent of the votes cast… Read More
Credo Reference adds University of Wales Press title - May 12, 2010
Online reference library Credo Reference has signed an agreement with the Welsh Academy to integrate the Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales into the Credo collection. Published by the University of Wales Press, this is the first University of Wales Press title to be made available on… Read More
Case Western Reserve University restores Supporter Membership with BioMed Central - May 11, 2010
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced that, through the sponsorship of the Health Sciences Library, Case Western Reserve University has re-established a Supporter Membership. The University is one of the pre-eminent research institutions in health sciences, life sciences, and technology in the US today.… Read More
Knovel and ASM International partnership to enhance Engineering references - May 11, 2010
Knovel, a web-based application integrating technical information with analytical and search tools, has announced a partnership with ASM International, The Materials Information Society. ASM publishes information on selection, properties, processing and performance of materials ranging from metals and alloys through plastics and ceramics in handbook, dataset… Read More
Most US publishers sign up for new e-bookstore, Google Editions - May 10, 2010
Online search services provider Google, Inc., US, has reportedly garnered the support of almost all publishers in the US for its digital bookstore, which is expected to be launched next month. More than 25,000 publishers and authors have agreed to participate in Google Editions, the company’s… Read More
