University of Hong Kong selects Thomson Reuters’ ResearcherID to standardise research identifiers - December 22, 2009
Information services provider Thomson Reuters, US, has announced that the University of Hong Kong (HKU) has selected ResearcherID to reduce author ambiguity and enhance the robustness of its institutional repository, the HKU Scholars Hub. The HKU Scholars Hub provides open access support to the university's scholarly… Read More
National Academic Library Information System selects suite of Ex Libris products - December 22, 2009
Library solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Germany, has announced that the National Academic Library Information System (NALIS) in Bulgaria has chosen a number of Ex Libris solutions to form a unified backbone and gateway to the library’s services. Following a rigorous evaluation process, NALIS selected the… Read More
Springer and International Biometric Society to co-publish JABES - December 21, 2009
STM Publisher Springer, Germany, has announced that it has been chosen by the International Biometric Society to co-publish the latter’s Journal of Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental Statistics (JABES). The journal will start publication at Springer with Volume 15, Issue 1, in March 2010. Carl Schwarz of… Read More
World Scientific to publish Stevens Institute of Technology journal and book series - December 21, 2009
Scientific publisher World Scientific Publishing Company (WSPC), Singapore, has announced that it has been selected by the Stevens Institute of Technology as publisher for the journal Systems Research Forum and the Systems Research Book Series. The publisher also announced that premier research institution Tata Institute of… Read More
Emerald and Knovel sign partnership agreement - December 18, 2009
Academic and professional literature publisher Emerald Group Publishing Limited, UK, has announced an agreement with Knovel, an online resource that helps engineers find reliable technical information. Under the deal, 11 titles from Emerald’s Transport portfolio will be accessible through Knovel’s online database.… Read More
ACTAR acquires Birkhäuser’s architecture and design publishing from Springer - December 17, 2009
ACTAR Publishing, Spain, has signed an agreement with STM publisher Springer Science+Business Media (Springer), Germany, to acquire the architecture and design activities of Birkhäuser Verlag in Basel. ACTAR is a publisher of books on architecture, graphic design, and contemporary art.
ACTAR will continue the Birkhäuser publishing… Read More
More societies and publishers add content to Knovel - December 17, 2009
Knovel, an online resource that helps engineers find reliable technical information, has announced partnerships with 16 organisations. Knovel’s comprehensive collection of content is continually updated as new titles are available and reflects the evolving needs of its users – engineers. Knovel works with its Editorial Advisory… Read More
PennWell ties up with ebrary to take oil and gas e-books content online - December 17, 2009
B2B publisher PennWell Corporation, US, has announced a partnership with US-based digital content products and technologies provider ebrary. Under the deal, information from PennWell’s oil and gas e-books will be made available online for the first time. Corporations in petroleum, power and… Read More
British Society for Research on Ageing enters into affiliation with Springer journal Biogerontology - December 16, 2009
STM publisher Springer, Germany, has signed an agreement with the British Society for Research on Ageing (BSRA) to enter into an affiliation with the journal Biogerontology for an initial period of three years. Under the deal, the society will appoint one member of the Biogerontology editorial… Read More
Credo Reference adds OECD Factbook 2010 - December 16, 2009
Online reference library Credo Reference, US, has signed an agreement with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to integrate the OECD Factbook 2010 into the Credo collection. This is the first OECD title to be made available on Credo. The OECD Factbook 2010 is… Read More
