Springer Nature makes Frankfurt Book Fair debut
Newly formed global research, education and professional publisher Springer Nature will make its industry event debut at this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair. Visitors to...
Oxford University Press Announces Agreement with Silverchair to Accelerate its Ambitious Technology Vision
The Global Academic Division of Oxford University Press (OUP) announced today it has entered into an agreement with Silverchair Information Systems to migrate its...
SAGE’s Ziyad Marar joins the board of leading UK academic news site, The Conversation
SAGE, a leading independent and academic publisher, and The Conversation, a major online news website supporting access to high quality academic research, are today...
Elsevier’s PharmaPendium boosts UCL’s research in drug repurposing and personalised medicine
Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, today announced that UCLhas subscribed to PharmaPendium, part of Elsevier's R&D...
Jisc appoints Dr Paul Feldman as new chief executive
Dr Paul Feldman, currently an executive partner at Gartner UK, has been appointed as Jisc’s new chief executive with a start date in mid-October...
Frankfurt Book Fair to host The Markets: Global Publishing Summit 2015
Seven relevant book and media markets are the focus of The Markets - Global Publishing Summit, the new event to kick off the Frankfurt...
Springer Media set to acquire Dutch health portfolio from Reed Business Netherlands
The board of Springer Media announced today the intended acquisition of the Dutch healthcare publishing activities of Reed Business Netherlands. The portfolio consists of...
Jisc is supporting the development of an open access landscape in education
A move to an open access model in research means that developments and requirements are constantly changing. Jisc is not only supportive of this...
Springer Nature expands its humanities portfolio with acquisition of renowned publisher J.B. Metzler
Springer Nature and the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group have agreed that, effective immediately, the Stuttgart-based publishing house J.B. Metzler will become part of Springer Nature....
BMJ partners with European Society for Medical Oncology
Global healthcare knowledge provider BMJ has partnered with the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO), with the aim of publishing a new open access...
Rachel Armitage Joins RCNi As Managing Director
RCNi, publisher of the weekly magazine Nursing Standard and a host of other products, has appointed Rachel Armitage as its new Managing Director.
Rachel joins...
German Consortium Baden-Wuerttemberg Signs Agreement with Scientific Publisher Elsevier
Together with Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, the Consortium Baden-Wuerttemberg, an alliance of the scientific libraries...