NPG to co-publish ‘Polymer Journal’ with Japan’s Society of Polymer Science - January 12, 2009
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG), UK, has announced a publishing partnership with the Society of Polymer Science, Japan (SPSJ) to co-publish the Polymer Journal from January 2010. Under the deal, the journal will undergo development during 2009 including a redesign to create a new-look cover,… Read More
Emerald partners with COPE - January 9, 2009
Academic and professional literature publisher Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., UK, has announced a partnership with the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), starting January 1, 2009. The committee works with scientific journal editors to help them improve their skills and the quality of… Read More
CRKN, Ingram Digital deal to provide Canadian universities access to e-book content - January 8, 2009
Digital content services provider Ingram Digital, US, has announced that it has been selected by the Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) to provide 67 Canadian universities, encompassing nearly 900,000 researchers, scholars and students, with access to premium e-book content from leading academic… Read More
International Standard Text Code Agency appoints new registration agency - January 8, 2009
The International ISTC Agency, the official Registration Authority for the International Standard Text Code (ISTC), has appointed Bowker and Nielsen Book as ISTC registration agencies. These agencies will now be authorised to assign ISTCs on behalf of publishers,… Read More
Queensland Health partners with Ovid Technologies for acquisition of ProVation Medical products - January 8, 2009
Medical information provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, has announced that Queensland Health has contracted with Ovid Technologies for acquisition of ProVation Medical products - ProVation MD for Gastroenterology and ProVation MultiCaregiver. Ovid and ProVation are part of global company Wolters Kluwer. The software will… Read More
PennWell acquires assets of hydroelectric industry information provider HCI Publications - January 1, 2009
B2B publisher PennWell Corporation, US, has announced that it has acquired the assets of HCI Publications, Inc., a producer of b2b magazines and conferences and exhibitions serving the hydroelectric industry. The company operates HydroVision and Waterpower Conferences and Exhibitions and publishes Hydro Review, HRW, and HydroNews.net,… Read More
Wiley acquires Statistics List from Hodder Education - December 24, 2008
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., a subsidiary of global publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, has announced the acquisition of the Arnold Statistics book list from Hodder Education. The acquisition complements existing areas of strength in the Wiley statistics publishing programme, including medical statistics and… Read More
CMPMedica, iSOFT sign five year agreement for essential drug information decision support tools - December 24, 2008
Healthcare education and information provider CMPMedica, a division of United Business Media Limited, has signed a five year agreement to supply iSOFT, one of the leading providers of healthcare IT solutions, with comprehensive evidence-based drug information. CMPMedica's information solution will power iSOFT's fully integrated suite of… Read More
TechTarget acquires The Brian Madden Company - December 23, 2008
Information technology media company TechTarget, Inc., US, has announced the acquisition of The Brian Madden Company, an independent website and conference, to address the needs of IT decision makers on the topics of desktop virtualisation, terminal services, and application virtualisation. As an addition to TechTarget's portfolio… Read More
California State Library selects Ex Libris Solutions - December 22, 2008
Library solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced that California State Library has chosen a suite of solutions from Ex Libris. The Library has replaced its SirsiDynix DRA Classic system with the Aleph integrated library system, the SFX OpenURL link server, and the MetaLib gateway… Read More
