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Wiley to acquire Blackwell Publishing (Holdings) Ltd
17 Nov 06:
John Wiley has received commitment from the principal shareholders of Blackwell Publishing to sell their shares to Wiley. The deal is anticipated to be closed early in 2007.
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Francisco Partners private equity acquire Endeavor from Elsevier
22 Nov 06:
Following their acquisition of Ex Libris, Francisco Partners, a private equity group, have purchased Endeavor from Elsevier. The new company will retain the Ex Libris Group name.
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Springer signs agreements with several universities and corporations
8 Nov 06:
Since the redesign of its online platform this summer, Springer has signed agreements with academic institutions worldwide, including the University of Manchester and also several companies including Siemens.
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JISC announces successful bids totalling 5.5 million pounds
17 Nov 06:
JISC has announced the successful bids under the first round of funding of its capital programme. The first call was issued in April, representing a total investment of 81m pounds over three years, and nearly 100 bids were received.
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Swets and MuseGlobal partner to deliver new SwetsWise Searcher hosted solution
27 Nov 06:
Swets and MuseGlobal partner to deliver the SwetsWise Searcher hosted service. This partnership offers two versions; SwetsWise Searcher hosted version and SwetsWise Searcher enterprise.
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Highwire Press celebrate launch of 1000th journal site
27 Nov 06:
The Proceedings of the London Mathematical Society has become the 1000th journal site for HighWire Press. HighWire began in 1995 with online access to the Journal of Biological Chemistry.
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IngentaConnect gets new subscription management service
23 Nov 06:
IngentaConnect is to get a new subscription management service which will provide customers with improved administration capabilities and greater flexibility and performance for the back-end systems.
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SAGE Full-Text Collections now available via CSA Illumina and SAGE Journals Online
22 Nov 06:
SAGE Full Text Collections will, from January 2007, be available on both the CSA Illumina and SAGE Journals Online. SAGE and CSA have special arrangements for a grace period for subs due to renew in January 2007.
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New features in upgrade for RefWorks
22 Nov 06:
Refworks have released a feature upgrade. Enhancements include; RefGrab-It, which allows users to capture webpage bibliographic information through a single click and the continued development of RefShare.
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Nature launches a free science recruitment service
22 Nov 06:
A revolutionary free scientific recruitment initiative has been launched under the new brand of naturejobs.com by Nature magazine, the premier science journal.
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European digital library - collaboration is the key to success
20 Nov 06:
At the recent TEL-ME-MOR policy conference in Estonia the importance of collaboration was emphasised in working towards building a European Digital Library.
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Nature Clinical Practice expands partnership with Pharmaceutical Media Inc
20 Nov 06:
Nature Clinical Practice is extending its sales partnership with Pharmaceutical Media, Inc.
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Millennium Institute selects Innovative suite of products
20 Nov 06:
UH Millennium Institute (Scotland) has selected Innovative's Millennium integrated library technology platform and ERM. UHI's investment in technology will enable students living in remote locations to participate in university-level study.
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First International PKP Scholarly Publishing Conference: call for papers
16 Nov 06:
The Public Knowledge Project has announced that the first international PKP conference will be held from July 11-13, 2007 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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Achebe joins African Writers Series' Digital Collection from ProQuest
8 Nov 06:
The work of Chinua Achebe will be added to ProQuest Information and Learning's African Writers Series in its December release.
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