Industry News

Selected news items from the industry.

Cambridge University Press responds to US ruling on GUS infringement case

Thu, 17th May 2012 - 11:29 has responded to a US judge's favourable ruling in the case it brought in 2008 with other publishers. The publishers had sued Georgia State...

Gale partners with Wolper Information Services to enhance distribution of electronic and print resources to libraries

Thu, 17th May 2012 - 11:29 Gale, part of , and Wolper Information Services have announced a partnership to distribute Gale subscription products and major reference...

Research4Life Expands Peer Reviewed Research Available to Developing World: More than 17,000 Resources Now Available

Wed, 16th May 2012 - 22:25 16 May 2012. Research4Life partners announced today that the content available through its collaborative public-private partnership has...

Massachusetts Medical Society to re-launch Journal Watch on the HighWire Open Platform

Wed, 16th May 2012 - 15:57 The Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS), publisher of the , has elected to refresh and re-launch on the HighWire Open Platform. has been...

JAMA launches web-based network linking 10 AMA journals

Wed, 16th May 2012 - 15:57 The and its specialty Archives journals have launched a new web platform called the JAMA Network. The platform reportedly makes it easier...

The McGraw-Hill Companies takes additional steps to prepare for education company spin-off

Wed, 16th May 2012 - 15:57 Information services provider has announced further steps to establish the new, independent company, McGraw-Hill Education, by the end of...

Wolters Kluwer announces sale of Healthcare Analytics Business to Symphony Technology Group

Wed, 16th May 2012 - 15:57 Information services company has announced that it has sold its pharma-related Healthcare Analytics business to private equity firm...

McGraw-Hill Education and University of Minnesota partnership creates new business model to make e-books scalable at university level

Tue, 15th May 2012 - 16:18 Education materials publisher has a new partnership with the University of Minnesota Bookstores. The partnership allows the company to...

Ex Libris Group announces version 3.0 of Rosetta digital preservation system

Mon, 14th May 2012 - 15:36 Library automation solutions provider has announced the release of version 3.0 of the Rosetta digital preservation system. This new module...

Swets-powered research service Mendeley Institutional Edition goes live

Mon, 14th May 2012 - 15:36 The Mendeley Institutional Edition (MIE) powered by has gone live. It is a research service provided by libraries that reportedly improves...