SAGE-Hindawi launch new OA journal in Dental Biomechanics - September 18, 2008
SAGE-Hindawi, a joint venture between SAGE and the Hindawi Publishing Corporation, has announced the launch of a new journal - Journal of Dental Biomechanics (JDB). The journal is the second open access title to be launched in the joint collaboration between SAGE… Read More
Perseus Books Group to distribute e-books through ebrary - September 17, 2008
E-book technology firm ebrary, US, has announced that US-based Perseus Books Group will make thousands of digital titles available on the ebrary platform to libraries worldwide through Perseus' new innovative Constellation service. Perseus Books is a leading provider of sales, marketing, distribution, and digital services to… Read More
Bestofmedia acquires online technology information portal Computing.Net - September 17, 2008
Bestofmedia Group, a France-based online media publishing company focused on technology, has announced the acquisition of Computing.Net (www.computing.net), a source of high tech information and technical support for IT professionals, developers, tech enthusiasts and consumers. The move comes within two months following… Read More
Physicians Practice partners with Lancaster General to help local physicians manage busy practice - September 16, 2008
Physicians Practice, America's leading practice management journal, has announced a partnership with Lancaster General, a not-for-profit healthcare system, to help provide area physicians and their staff more time to devote to patient care. This new collaboration is designed to help Lancaster-area doctors better handle the cumbersome… Read More
Gale and Greenwood expand partnership to include more Greenwood titles - September 16, 2008
e-research and educational publisher Gale, part of Cengage Learning, US, and publisher Greenwood Publishing Group, US, have enhanced their partnership to include more high-demand Greenwood titles. This includes more than 130 titles released in 2008 as eBooks on Gale Virtual Reference Library.… Read More
SAGE acquires two Kingston Press journals - September 15, 2008
Academic publisher SAGE has announced the acquisition of two journals - Language and Speech and International Journal of Bilingualism - owned and published by Kingston Press. Both titles enjoy worldwide readership and are well established in their field. First established in 1958, Language and Speech is… Read More
ASCE Journals Collection made available to UK universities via NESLi2 initiative - September 12, 2008
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has announced that the ASCE Journals Collection is now available to UK universities through the NESLi2 Small and Medium Publishers initiative. ASCE has entered into a deal with the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) to provide UK institutions with… Read More
Procedures Consult and MyEvaluations.com partner to improve procedures training and competency - September 12, 2008
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that Procedures Consult, an online, multimedia procedures training and reference tool for medical students and residents, has partnered with MyEvaluations.com to enhance residency training in medical procedures. MyEvaluations.com is a leading medical education training management service provider. MyEvaluations.com uses patented… Read More
Springer signs co-publishing deal with IIT Madras - September 12, 2008
STM publisher Springer, Germany, has signed a publishing agreement with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras. IIT Madras is one among the foremost institutes of national importance in higher technological education, basic and applied research. The partnership will commence in January… Read More
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins set to publish Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine - September 12, 2008
Healthcare publisher Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW), part of Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has signed an agreement to serve as the publisher of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, the official journal of the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA). The journal is also… Read More
