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| EBSCO Publishing and The H.W. Wilson Company Make Joint Announcement of Merger Agreement |
~Two long-time industry leading vendors come together with goal of improving services for libraries ~ Ipswich, Mass. — June 2, 2011 — EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO) and The H.W. Wilson Company (Wilson) have merged in what is being viewed by the companies as an ideal match. This combination of organizations will allow the strengths of each to benefit existing and forthcoming products & services.
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| Four Publishers Expand Territory Agreements with EMpact |
Birmingham, Ala., USA – June 1, 2011 – EMpact Sales™ (EMpact), part of the EBSCO group, has signed additional expanded territory agreements for active sales representation with the following publishers:
- American Society of Plant Biologist – territory added is Japan
- Audio Visual Archives – territory added is India
- Maney Publishing – territory added is Italy
- Multi-Science Publishing – territory added is India
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| Manuscriptorium Content Available Through EBSCO Discovery Service - Digital Documents Related to Historic Books |
~ Agreement with National Library of the Czech Republic Brings Metadata from the Manuscriptorium Project to EBSCO Discovery Service™ Users ~
IPSWICH, Mass. —May 26, 2011 — An agreement between the National Library of the Czech Republic and E BSCO Publishing is bringing metadata from the Manuscriptorium project to EBSCO Discovery Service™ (EDS). The goal of the Manuscriptorium project is to create virtual research access to all digital documents related to historical book resources up to the year 1800. Content includes: manuscripts, incunabula, early print books, maps, deeds, charters and more. Metadata from the Manuscriptorium—the European Digital Library of Written Cultural Heritage—will be available to all EDS users, further expanding the information available via EBSCO Discovery Service. |
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| EMpact and Cambridge University Press Enter New Partnership |
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., USA – May 26, 2011 – Specializing in active sales representation for select publishers, EMpact Sales™, part of the EBSCO group, has been chosen as sales agent for Cambridge University Press (CUP). CUP is one of the largest and most prestigious academic publishers in the world and the new partnership will allow EMpact to represent their electronic and print content in the following territories: United Kingdom, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Lebanon, Kuwait, Qatar, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the Sultanate of Oman.
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| Corporate Web-Based Training Center Now Available from EBSCO Publishing |
~ Employee Training Centers Designed to Assist Companies with Compliance and Training Needs ~
IPSWICH, Mass. — May 23, 2011 — EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO) has expanded its corporate learning offerings to include a ready to use, web-based training center. EBSCO and Business & Legal Resources® (BLR) have signed an agreement enabling corporations and government agencies to subscribe to BLR’s Employee Training Center through EBSCO. |
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| EBSCO Becomes NASIG Inaugural Organizational Member |
EBSCO Information Services accepts the role as NASIG’s first organizational member
Birmingham, Ala., – May 19, 2011 – EBSCO is pleased to be accepted as the first organizational member of The North American Serials Interest Group, Inc. ( NASIG). In this capacity, EBSCO supports the continuing education about serials, electronic resources and standards issues that affect libraries, publishers and vendors. |
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| A New Look for DynaMed Provides Additional Features for Users While Continuing to Offer the Best Available Evidence |
~A New Design and Easier Navigation Provide More Functionality for Users of EBSCO Publishing’s Evidence-Based Point-of-Care Resource DynaMed™ ~
IPSWICH, Mass. — May 16, 2011 — Healthcare professionals searching the evidence-based content in DynaMed™ will notice some changes in the point-of-care tool from EBSCO Publishing now that a preview of the new DynaMed interface has been released. More features and improved functionality are behind the interface redesign which will introduce users to a new home page and new navigation functionality.
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| EBSCO Publishing Extends Reach of Content with New iPhone Application |
~ Direct Access to EBSCOhost® Content via iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad ~
IPSWICH, Mass. — May 12, 2011 — Accessing EBSCO host® content just got easier with the release of a new iPhone application from EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO). Building on the success of EBSCO host® Mobile, a website application designed for Internet capable mobile devices including smartphones, the new iPhone application (app) provides a quick and convenient way for Apple iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad users to access quality content via EBSCO host. |
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| EBSCO A-to-Z Enhances Linking Capabilities from Popular Research Sites |
Customers can now use EBSCO A-to-Z® as a simple OpenURL link resolver with sites such as PubMed and Google Scholar
Birmingham, Ala. – May 11, 2011 – EBSCO A-to-Z® customers who do not already have a link resolver can now offer the benefits of OpenURL linking to help their users locate full text in the library’s collection. |
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| EBSCO Publishing Releases Chemical Controls Watch |
~ New Decision Support Tool Provides High-Level Chemical Legislation and Regulation Information to Executives ~
IPSWICH, Mass. — May 10, 2011 — Chemical Controls Watch™, a monitoring tool for corporate toxicologists and executives responsible for chemical handling, is now available from EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO). Chemical Controls Watch is a comprehensive resource for executives tasked with managing toxic chemicals at their organization. |