SAGE expands medical publishing programme - April 3, 2009
Academic publisher SAGE has announced the further growth of its medical publishing programme with the acquisition of Diabetes and Vascular Disease Research (DVDR) from Sherborne Gibbs Limited. The journal is the official journal of the International Society of Diabetes and Vascular Disease Research, and will be… Read More
Elsevier, AMA partner to co-publish ICD-9-CM and HCPCS Coding reference books - April 2, 2009
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, and the American Medical Association (AMA) have announced an exclusive agreement to co-publish International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) and Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) manuals by Carol J. Buck, beginning with the 2010… Read More
Springer launches new journal, Applied Geomatics - April 2, 2009
STM publisher Springer, Germany, has announced the launch a new journal, Applied Geomatics. The journal will be the official publication of the Italian Society of Photogrammetry and Topography (SIFET). Professor Alessandro Capra of the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia has been appointed Editor-in-Chief. A quarterly… Read More
Orthopaedics Today Europe to be the official newspaper of EFORT - April 2, 2009
Healthcare information provider SLACK Incorporated, US, publisher of Orthopaedics Today Europe, recently announced a partnership with the European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (EFORT). The affiliation emerged from the organisations' mutual interest in advancing the education of orthopaedic surgeons, making Orthopaedics Today Europe… Read More
George Washington University opts for AquaBrowser Unified Discovery Interface - April 1, 2009
Serials Solutions, a business unit of ProQuest, US, has announced that the Gelman Library System at George Washington University has chosen the AquaBrowser Unified Discovery Interface to provide patrons with enhanced access to the library's entire collection. Gelman Library is a member of the Washington Research… Read More
Thomson Reuters and Egyptian Universities Libraries sign multi-year contract - March 31, 2009
The Healthcare and Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced that Egyptian Universities Libraries (EUL) has selected Thomson Reuters to provide research solutions to their consortium of university libraries. EUL signed a multi-year contract with Thomson Reuters to provide Egypt's researcher's access to ISI Web of… Read More
TBI launches viral marketing campaign for BMJ Group - March 31, 2009
TBI Communications, a UK-based strategic marketing consultancy for scholarly publishers, recently launched 'Perfect 10', a viral marketing campaign on behalf of medical publisher BMJ Group. Targeting about 250,000 initial recipients, the campaign is projected as the first major use of viral marketing technologies in the reference… Read More
PE firms put up academic publisher Springer for sale - March 30, 2009
Candover and Cinven, the private equity (PE) companies that own media group Springer Science and Business Media, Germany, have reportedly put the company up for sale with a price tag of £2 billion. The PE owners are believed to have appointed UBS and Goldman Sachs to… Read More
Emerald signs 5-year agreement with CASPUR - March 30, 2009
Academic and professional literature publisher Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., UK, has announced a 5-year deal with CASPUR (Consorzio Interuniversitario per le Applicazioni di Supercalcolo per Università e Ricerca) Inter-University Consortium for the Application of Super-Computing for Universities and Research. This agreement provides CASPUR's 27 members with… Read More
EMpact Sales and CSIRO PUBLISHING sign sales and marketing deal - March 30, 2009
EMpact Sales (EMpact), the publisher representation group of EBSCO Information Services, US, has signed an agreement with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) PUBLISHING to serve as the exclusive sales and marketing representative. Under the deal, EMpact will promote 23 scientific-based, peer-reviewed journals for… Read More
