Wiley-Blackwell acquires Topley & Wilson’s Microbiology and Microbial Infections - July 13, 2009
Wiley-Blackwell, the STM and scholarly publishing business of John Wiley & Sons, Inc, US, has announced the acquisition of Topley & Wilson's Microbiology and Microbial Infections (T&W) from Hodder-Arnold. T&W is projected as a major reference work of world prominence now in… Read More
Ziff Davis partners with IDG TechNetwork to expand IT tech network - July 10, 2009
Integrated media firms Ziff Davis Enterprise, US, and IDG TechNetwork have announced a business partnership designed to help technology marketers and agencies reach a larger audience with their branding, product launch and lead generation programmes. In the first phase of the agreement, Ziff Davis' Developer Shed… Read More
University of Chicago Press extends multi-year deal with Cadmus - July 10, 2009
Publishing services provider Cadmus Communications, US, has announced that it has been awarded a three and a half year contract extension by the University of Chicago Press (UCP). Under the deal, Cadmus will provide a full range of scholarly journal production services including composition, content management,… Read More
SAGE and American Sociological Association announce publishing deal - July 8, 2009
Academic publisher SAGE has announced a publishing partnership with the American Sociological Association (ASA). Under the deal, the global publisher will publish eight of ASA's journals beginning in 2010 and 2012. The journals are American Sociological Review, ASA's flagship journal and the number-one-ranked journal in sociology,… Read More
Academic institutions partner with Ex Libris for library framework, URM - July 8, 2009
Library solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced the first academic institutions to begin collaborating with the company as development partners for Unified Resource Management (URM), a framework for library management services. The three initial development partners include Boston College and the Princeton University Library,… Read More
UBM acquires RISI via $14.3 million cash deal - July 7, 2009
Niche information services provider United Business Media Ltd., UK, has announced that it has acquired the remaining 48 percent of the holding company of RISI, Inc. from its joint venture partner Pegasus Partners II, LP for a total cash consideration of $14.3… Read More
CSIRO sells Funnelback search engine to content management company Squiz - July 7, 2009
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) has announced the sale of its Funnelback search engine technology company to content management company Squiz. Funnelback was developed by CSIRO and the Australian National University, originally under the name of P@noptic. Funnelback's flagship product, Funnelback Enterprise, is… Read More
LWW’s online tool for healthcare professionals available via HealthStream platform - July 3, 2009
Research and learning solutions provider HealthStream, Inc., US, has announced a partnership with Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW), part of Wolters Kluwer Health. Under the deal, HealthStream will offer Lippincott's Nursing Procedures and Skills, an online point-of-care support tool, to the nearly… Read More
Really Strategies acquires DocZone.com - July 3, 2009
Content solutions and services provider Really Strategies, US, has announced the acquisition of DocZone.com, a SaaS XML content management provider. DocZone.com is known for its affordable DITA-based technical publications solution that is easy to configure and use. The acquisition will complement Really Strategies' RSuite product line,… Read More
The EASL and Elsevier renew publishing deal - July 2, 2009
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that The European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) has renewed its publishing partnership with the company. The agreement calls for Elsevier to publish the society's flagship journal, the Journal of Hepatology, for the next five years. EASL… Read More
