SAGE to publish Human Factors on behalf of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society - October 30, 2008
Academic publisher SAGE has announced that it has been chosen by the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) to publish the Society's flagship publication Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, starting January 2009. The first SAGE issue will be released in… Read More
UC San Diego to lead Neuroscience Information Framework - October 29, 2008
The University of California, San Diego School of Medicine has received a contract from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to enhance and maintain the Neuroscience Information Framework (NIF). NIF is an inventory of web-based neurosciences data, resources, and tools that scientists and students can access… Read More
Elsevier set to publish SPTJ’s international journal, Advanced Powder Technology - October 29, 2008
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced a new publishing partnership with The Society of Powder Technology Japan (SPTJ). Under the deal, the global publisher will publish the latter's international journal, Advanced Powder Technology, starting January 2009. A bimonthly publication, Advanced Powder Technology integrates all aspects of… Read More
University of Florida renews site license for Ariadne’s Pathway Studio - October 29, 2008
Bioinformatics firm Ariadne Genomics, Inc., US, has announced that University of Florida has renewed its site license for Pathway Studio, which they have used in medical and agricultural-related gene expression and proteomics studies. Pathway Studio streamlines hypothesis generation by creating visual interactive networks of biological relationships… Read More
Parrish Medical Center deploys Thomson Reuters’ Clinical Xpert Solutions - October 28, 2008
Healthcare solutions provider the Healthcare business of Thomson Reuters, US, has announced that the Parrish Medical Center, a community hospital in Titusville, Florida, has implemented Clinical Xpert CareFocus and Clinical Xpert Navigator which are both part of its Clinical Xpert suite of workflow solutions. These tools… Read More
ClimateChangeCorp.com partners with The Guardian - October 28, 2008
ClimateChangeCorp.com, part of independent publisher Ethical Corporation, UK, has announced that it has become the first online business news magazine to join the Guardian Environment Network - an editorial partnership that brings together the world's best environment websites. The partnership includes a content exchange agreement between… Read More
Springer, ASRM to co-publish the Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics - October 27, 2008
STM publisher Springer, Germany, has announced that it will publish the Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics (JARG) in cooperation with the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), starting January 2009. A Springer journal since 1984, JARG will gain not only a new sponsoring society in… Read More
Macmillan India splits domestic, global operations into two companies - October 24, 2008
Publisher Macmillan India Ltd. has announced a split into two businesses - the domestic Indian publishing business, Macmillan India Publishers Ltd. (MPIL) and the international publishing services business based out of India, Macmillan India Ltd. (MIL). Rajiv Beri will lead MPIL while Rajiv Seth, who has… Read More
Bibliothèque nationale de France to add records to WorldCat - October 24, 2008
Global library cooperative Online Computer Library Center, Inc. (OCLC), US, and Bibliothèque nationale de France have signed a letter of intent to work cooperatively to add records from the French national library to OCLC's WorldCat. WorldCat is one of the world's largest online resources for finding… Read More
Wolters Kluwer Health completes acquisition of UpToDate - October 24, 2008
Medical information provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, has announced that it has completed the acquisition of UpToDate, a leading evidence-based electronic clinical information resource. This acquisition reinforces WK Health's leading position in the clinical decision support market and fits squarely into the company's strategy… Read More