AAUP and Tizra announce e-book partnership - September 29, 2008
The Association of American University Presses (AAUP) has announced a new cooperative venture with e-publishing service provider Tizra, Inc., US. Through this agreement, AAUP members will be eligible for discounted access to the Tizra Publisher platform. The Tizra Publisher platform is a… Read More
BRAVeCONTENT licenses e-book publishing tools from ebrary for African market - September 25, 2008
E-book technology firm ebrary, US, has announced that reseller BRA Virtual eContent Ltd. (BRAVeCONTENT) has licensed its technology and ASP services. Deploying ebrary's solutions, BRAVeCONTENT will aggregate e-books and other digital content from publishers in Sub-Saharan Africa and distribute them directly to libraries and other institutional… Read More
Gibson Library Connections, CRKN sign multimillion-dollar deal - September 24, 2008
E-book technology firm ebrary, US, has announced that Gibson Library Connections, which has licensed its e-publishing services and technology since 2005, has signed a major contract with the Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) that will provide millions of dollars in revenues to participating publishers over the… Read More
The Royal Society and EMpact Sales agreement for promoting Science journals in Korea - September 19, 2008
EMpact Sales (EMpact), the publisher representation group within the EBSCO Information Services division, US, has announced an agreement to serve as sales and marketing agent for the Royal Society (the Society), the national academy of science of the UK and the Commonwealth. Under the deal, EMpact… Read More
ISI Global forms partnership with Blackwell to distribute InfoSci-Books collection - September 19, 2008
Publishing company IGI Global, US, has announced a new, non-exclusive partnership with Blackwell Corporation, a supplier of books and bibliographic support to academic and research libraries. The new agreement is projected to assist libraries in their acquisition of IGI Global's InfoSci-Books collection,… Read More
Research institutions to further develop the UK PubMed Central website - September 18, 2008
Eight leading biomedical research funding organisations, including Government bodies, Research Councils and Charities, have approved funding to further develop the UK PubMed Central website (www.ukpmc.ac.uk) over the next three years. The development will be carried out by the British Library, the University of Manchester and the… Read More
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
