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Thomson Reuters and University of Melbourne collaborate to advance biomedical research
The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters and the University of Melbourne have announced an initiative to increase the impact of the institution’s research in the life sciences with the implementation of Cortellis Competitive Intelligence, the life sciences industry’s premier source of timely and accurate information on drug pipeline data, patents, companies and the latest industry news. This initiative will ensure that University of Melbourne’s students have access to the highest quality life science content.
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Elsevier publishes six new books on natural disasters and hazards
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the publication of six new books on natural disasters and hazards. Five of the titles are part of the newly developed Elsevier Hazards and Disasters series edited by Dr. John “Jack” Shroder; the sixth title is Learning from the Impacts of Superstorm Sandy by J. Bret Bennington and E. Christa Farmer. All six books will be on display at Elsevier booth # 1813 at the 2014 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, December 15-19, in San Francisco.
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Springer adds new publication in political economy to journal portfolio
STM publisher Springer and Il Mulino, the Italian specialist publisher for social sciences and economics, have signed a co-publishing agreement. Starting in January 2015, they will join forces to publish the English-language journal Economia Politica – Journal of Analytical and Institutional Economics. The new agreement combines Springer’s worldwide scientific scope with the Italian cultural roots of Il Mulino.
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ProQuest appoints Kristi Marchbanks as Senior VP, Global Sales, Marketing and Customer Experience
ProQuest has named Kristi Marchbanks as its Senior Vice President, Global Sales, Marketing and Customer Experience. In her new role, Marchbanks will lead the development and execution of innovative go-to-market strategies across the ProQuest enterprise. She will be based in ProQuest’s Seattle office.
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SAGE acquires two international education titles from Manchester University Press, expands engineering portfolio
Academic publisher SAGE has announced the purchase of International Journal of Electrical Engineering Education (IJEEE) and the International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education (IJMEE), both previously published by Manchester University Press. The purchase of both journals is effective from Volume 51, Issue 4 (IJEEE), and Volume 42, Issue 4 (IJMEE) due to be published to complete the 2014 Volume year.
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Wolters Kluwer Health announces Asian launch of UpToDate Anywhere
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health has announced the Asian launch of UpToDate Anywhere and its first deployment in Asia by Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Medical Center in Thailand. UpToDate Anywhere enables hospitals and healthcare organisations to provide clinicians with mobile access to UpToDate, the acclaimed evidence-based clinical decision support (CDS) resource.
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IOP Publishing is now CrossMark and FundRef compliant
IOP Publishing as announced that it is now compliant with two CrossRef initiatives, FundRef and CrossMark. FundRef provides an easy way for funders to see the articles that have been published from the research they funded. Supporting a standard way of reporting across the scholarly publishing arena, it also helps researchers to acknowledge their funding sources.
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Oxford University Press launches new OA journal – Virus Evolution
Academic publisher Oxford University Press (OUP) has announced the launch of a new open access journal, Virus Evolution. The journal is led by Editors-in-Chief, Professor Oliver Pybus, University of Oxford, and Professor Santiago Elena, Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas (CSIC-UPV).
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Credo announces new publisher partnerships, unveils new subject collections
Information skills solutions provider Credo has announced new partnerships with six renowned reference publishers and the launch of several new Publisher and Subject Collections. Highly respected publishers ABDO, National Geographic Books, Baker Publishing Group and Crossway are the latest to partner with Credo to offer their top tier reference content to libraries.
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