 Swets files for bankruptcy, publishers urge customers to find alternative agents |
| Subscription agent SWETS has written to publishers that to protect the business interests of Swets & Zeitlinger Group BV, the company has requested the court in Amsterdam to declare a suspension of payments of Swets & Zeitlinger Group BV and appoint an administrator. Considering Swets’ current legal situation, publishers such as Elsevier, Springer, SAGE and Emerald Group Publishing, among others, have advised customers to check the status of any recent orders with Swets and assess the on-going use of Swets as a subscription agent until any legal procedures are closed. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme |
 McGraw Hill Financial to sell McGraw Hill Construction to Symphony Technology Group |
| Financial intelligence company McGraw Hill Financial has agreed to sell McGraw Hill Construction to Symphony Technology Group, a strategic private equity firm based in Palo Alto, California, for $320 million in cash. The transaction, which is expected to close during the fourth quarter of 2014, is subject to regulatory approval and customary closing conditions. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme |
| Zynx Health unveils ZynxCarebook, a mobile platform designed to improve care team collaboration across the healthcare continuum |
| Evidence- and experience-based clinical improvement solutions provider Zynx Health has announced the general availability of ZynxCarebook, a mobile platform designed to profoundly improve care team collaboration across the healthcare continuum. Similar to Zynx Health’s leading evidence-based intelligence, ZynxCarebook also enables healthcare organisations to radically improve care quality and optimize financial performance. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme |
 Research and Markets adds Open Access Journal Publishing Market 2014-2017 report to their offering |
| Market research and data services provider Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Open Access Journal Publishing 2014-2017” report to their offering. The report explains the origins of the open access movement, gives a timeline for its development, but most importantly, for the first time Simba Information quantifies open access’ position as a fast growing sub-segment of scholarly journal publishing. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme |
 The London Library opts for Ex Libris Primo and SFX OpenURL link resolver |
| Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that The London Library—a literary library active for over 170 years—has selected the Ex Libris Primo® discovery and delivery solution and SFX® OpenURL link resolver. These solutions will play a central role in enabling the Library to meet its strategic aims of improving support for research and making its collections more visible to members and prospective members. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme |
| Publishing Technology unveils new interface and enhanced features for ingentaconnect |
| Content solutions provider Publishing Technology has announced a new interface for its ingentaconnect platform, which claims to be the world’s largest resource for scholarly publications. The first part of the multi-phased relaunch of ingentaconnect.com sees the site’s user experience enhanced, access to information and navigation dramatically improved across the board, and a new-look, user-friendly homepage redesigned to highlight featured publications. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme |
 Inauguration of Cambridge University Press ‘Centre for Excellence’ marks turning point in history of India’s academic influence globally |
| Academic publisher Cambridge University Press, who has been active in South Asia for the last decade, has announced the launch of a world class ‘Centre for Excellence’ for the South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation in New Delhi, India. This marks a turning point in the organisation’s evolution and India’s history where for the first time the majority of the world-class academic research content, produced by Cambridge University Press, will be generated in India, at a Cambridge level of quality, to be distributed across the globe. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme |
