Library of Congress and National Library of China sign deal for World Digital Library - November 21, 2008
The Library of Congress has announced an agreement with the National Library of China to cooperate in developing the World Digital Library, which is scheduled for launch in April 2009. The two libraries have agreed to provide content to the World Digital Library and… Read More
Elsevier selects FatWire’s WEM solutions to automate web content management process - November 20, 2008
Web experience management solutions provider FatWire Software, US, has announced that its Web Experience Management (WEM) solutions have been selected by STM publisher Elsevier to ensure brand consistency across its web presence, and to build a community around its products… Read More
SAGE and FEDLINK partner to offer electronic resources to US federal libraries - November 20, 2008
Academic publisher SAGE has announced an agreement with the Federal Library and Information Network (FEDLINK) to provide its online products to participating US federal libraries. SAGE has been awarded a Basic Ordering Agreement by FEDLINK and now offers the Direct Express ordering option to US… Read More
Italian Journal of Pediatrics moves to BioMed Central - November 20, 2008
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced that the Italian Journal of Pediatrics has moved to its open access publishing platform. With this move, the journal seeks to increase its global author and readership. Italian Journal of Pediatrics is the official journal of the… Read More
GSA Journals Collection made available to UK universities via NESLi2 initiative - November 19, 2008
The Geological Society of America (GSA) has announced that its Journals Collection is now available to UK universities and colleges through the NESLi2 Small and Medium Publishers initiative. The Collection includes the GSA's three prestigious journals in earth sciences and a new journal for 2009.… Read More
Elsevier and the Association of Southeast Asian Institutions announce winners of first annual ASAIHL-Scopus young scientist award - November 17, 2008
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, and the Association of Southeast Asian Institutions announced today winners of the first annual ASAIHL-Scopus Young Scientist Award. The award is designed to recognise outstanding young scientists and researchers in the Asia-Pacific region who have made significant contributions… Read More
Elsevier announces publishing partnership with the Royal Netherlands Society for Agricultural Sciences - November 14, 2008
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that it will publish NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences on behalf of Royal Netherlands Society for Agricultural Sciences (KLV), starting in 2009 with Volume 57, issue 1. Published since 1952, NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences is… Read More
Springer signs co-publishing deal with Metrology Society of India - November 14, 2008
STM publisher Springer, Germany, has signed a co-publishing agreement with the Metrology Society of India (MSI) for one of the latter's prestigious publication MAPAN - Journal Metrology Society of India. The society plays a vital role in the technological, industrial and economic development of the country.… Read More
Palgrave Macmillan, NPG collaborate to launch new ebook platform - November 13, 2008
Publisher Palgrave Macmillan has announced that it will launch its own ebook platform, Palgrave Connect (www.palgraveconnect.com), in January 2009. The move is in response to the growing demand for digital resources. Developed in association with Nature Publishing Group (NPG), Palgrave Macmillan's sister… Read More
Collexis bags NIH contract for reviewer selection and grant optimisation - November 13, 2008
Knowledge management and discovery software developer Collexis Holdings, Inc., US, has announced that it has been selected by the National, Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to deliver an application, Collexis Reviewer Finder Platform, to help find the most… Read More
