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Wolters Kluwer sells healthcare analytics business

Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Wolters Kluwer has sold its pharma-related Healthcare Analytics business to private equity firm Symphony Technology Group

ACCUCOMS represents BioMed Central

Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100

BioMed Central and ACCUCOMS have signed an agreement for dedicated sales representation in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, The Netherlands, South Africa, Switzerland and Turkey

Yale law library picks Innovative platform

Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100

The Lillian Goldman Law Library at Yale Law School is now live with the Sierra Services Platform from Innovative Interfaces

British libel law reforms tackle scientists' concerns

Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100

The British government has begun reforms to the country's defamation laws with the publication of a new Defamation Bill

Indifference or delegation?

Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100

A large-scale investigation into systematic archiving in open-access repositories is coming to an end but publishers seemed more interested in participating than the researchers themselves, writes Sian Harris

What about data?

Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Data is a buzzword today but it can mean many different things, writes Michael Clarke

Library survey invites responses

Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100

The LISU research group at Loughborough University, UK is conducting a survey into academic libraries as part of a 'library value' research project commissioned by SAGE

OA brings public-sector savings

Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100

The UK public sector saves millions per year through open access, but could save more in the future, according to new reports from the UK Open Access Implementation Group

Wiley acquires Harlan Davidson

Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Wiley has bought Harlan Davidson a small, US educational publisher of history titles for undergraduates

British Library appoints new CEO

Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100

The Board of the British Library has appointed Roly Keating as the Library's new CEO

Indicators will help assess quality of OA journals

Tue, 8 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Researchers in the Netherlands are developing an international quality test for young open-access journals

Pilot aims to standardise funding information

Tue, 8 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100

FundRef pilot aims to standardise funding source information for scholarly publications

UK minister backs sustainable open access

Tue, 8 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100

The UK's minister of state for universities and science has spoken in favour of sustainable open access

E-book consumer favour tablets, says study

Tue, 8 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100

E-book consumers are opting for tablets as dedicated e-readers drop in popularity, according to a Book Industry Study Group survey

Alert service highlights record changes

Mon, 7 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100

CrossRef has launched the CrossMark update identification service to alert researchers to important changes that may occur to published scholarly content and highlight important publication record information