Gale enters e-books distribution pact with YBP Library Services - March 16, 2009
E-research and educational publisher Gale, part of Cengage Learning, US, has entered into a long-term agreement with YBP Library Services, Inc., a provider of materials to academic libraries. The deal is to expand the distribution of Gale's Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL) e-book collection, Literature Criticism… Read More
Springer set to publish Journal of Computing in Higher Education - March 13, 2009
STM publisher Springer, Germany, has announced that it will publish the Journal of Computing in Higher Education: Research and Integration of Instructional Technology, starting April 2009. Founded in 1989 by the New England Regional Computing Program, the journal focuses on the established field of instructional technology… Read More
RSNA signs three year deal with The Charlesworth Group and the NSTL - March 13, 2009
The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) has announced a three-year contract with The Charlesworth Group and the National Science and Technology Library (NSTL), a consortia headed by the Ministry of Science and Technology. With this move, the Society seeks to increase international exposure to its… Read More
Wiley announces publishing partnership with the International Institute for Learning - March 12, 2009
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, has announced a partnership with International Institute for Learning Inc., (IIL). Under the deal, the global publisher will publish books for the Project Management market that also supplement IIL course offerings. The new series of books will produce best… Read More
Serials Solutions announces new beta partners for Summon unified discovery service - March 12, 2009
Serials Solutions, a business unit of ProQuest, US, has signed new beta development partners and new content providers to its Summon unified discovery service. University of Sydney and University of Liverpool join Dartmouth College and Oklahoma State University as beta development sites for the new service.… Read More
The National Library of New Zealand Selects Primo from Ex Libris - March 11, 2009
Ex Libris Asia Pacific has announced that the National Library of New Zealand has chosen to expand its suite of Ex Libris products with the Primo solution, which will provide users with a unified interface for the discovery and delivery of the library's vast collections. The… Read More
Baker & Taylor and ebrary announce licensing partnership to launch first phase of integrated digital media distribution platform - March 11, 2009
Information services company Baker & Taylor, Inc., US, has launched the first phase of its integrated digital media distribution platform through a strategic worldwide licensing partnership with US-based e-book technology firm ebrary. The partnership enables Baker & Taylor to develop its own… Read More
Sudanese Journal of Ophthalmology opts for Editorial Manager peer-review system - March 10, 2009
Online submission system provider Aries Systems Corporation, US, has announced that its Editorial Manager peer-review system has been selected by the Sudanese Journal of Ophthalmology (SJO). SJO is published by Sudan Eye Center (SEC) in collaboration with Sudanese Eye Research Group. The journal publishes original research,… Read More
SAGE, CIBSE agreement to widen access for two journals - March 9, 2009
Academic publisher SAGE has signed an agreement with the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) that will widen access to its two journals - Building Services Engineering Research and Technology Journal (BSER&T) and Lighting, Research & Technology Journal (LR&T). CIBSE members can now benefit from… Read More
Elsevier announces publishing partnership with the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians - March 6, 2009
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, and the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP) has announced the July 2009 launch of a new peer-reviewed medical journal - Osteopathic Family Physician. Jay H. Shubrook Jr., Director, Diabetes Fellowship, Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine, will serve as the… Read More
