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Elsevier and MediMedia MAP Partner in Health
Elsevier Press Release August 1st
Elsevier, a leading global healthcare and scientific publisher, announced today that it
has bought MediMedia’s professional medical publishing businesses (“MediMedia
MAP”). This expands existing publishing programs and digital services, accelerate
growths, and meet the demand for structured continuing education amongst medical and
allied healthcare professionals worldwide.
MediMedia MAP is a key provider of medical information in rapidly growing international
healthcare markets. Based in France, Spain, the US, the UK, Italy and Mexico, MediMedia
MAP publishes the prestigious imprints of Masson, Doyma and Netter, providing medical
books, journals and reference information for the practitioner market as well as
continuing medical education and pharmaceutical industry-sponsored communications.
Why
Most Published Research Findings Are False
PLoS Medicine, August
"There is increasing concern that in modern research, false
findings may be the majority or even the vast majority of published research claims,"
says researcher John Ioannidis in an analysis in the open access international journal PLoS Medicine..
VoIPAction
launches new Google News Channel
BusinessWire, August 10th
VoIPAction today announced the launch of its new Google News Channel featuring daily
coverage for Google from 2,000 news sources around the world. The Google News Channel
includes complete industry coverage for Google -- the largest media company in the world
-- including news coverage for the AdWords and AdSense programs, Google Earth and Google
RSS, and is part of a larger tech news portal publishing more than 1,000 daily news links
across North America, Central and South America, the Middle East, Europe, Asia and Africa.
Click here
to visit the site.
Murdoch
sights more internet targets
FT.com, August 19th
Rupert Murdoch has put two more internet companies on News Corporation's
list of desired acquisitions: Blinkx and IGN Entertainment, people familiar with the
company's plans said.
New Joint
venture in Chinese exhibition market
Reed Exhibitions press release, August 29th
China ’s largest pharmaceutical
company and Reed Exhibitions, the world’s leading exhibition organiser, have agreed
on a major joint venture in the Chinese exhibition industry. China National Pharmaceutical
Group Corporation (“Sinopharm”) has agreed to sell Reed Exhibitions a 50% share
in its subsidiary, the China Pharmaceutical Exhibition Corporation (“CPEC”). The
new joint venture will be called Reed Sinopharm Exhibitions Co. Ltd.
(Reed Exhibitions is an organiser
of trade shows with a portfolio of over 420 events in 32 countries throughout the Americas, Europe, Asia Pacific and the Middle East).
A kick-start for start-ups
Chamber Online, August 29th
One of the biggest challenges facing aspiring entrepreneurs and innovators is finding
the information they need to take their ideas to market. In response to this, the British
Library has opened the Business & Intellectual Property Centre in its flagship
building at St Pancras, London
World's biggest health database goes live
UK Department of Health, August 31st
The world’s most comprehensive database on the prevalence and management of common
chronic diseases went live today. This database, made up of results from a new GP payment
system, makes NHS GPs world leaders in the management of common chronic diseases.
Digital
Repositories: Helping universities and colleges
JISC Briefing Paper – Higher
Education Sector, August
2005
Repositories are important for universities and colleges
in helping to manage and capture intellectual assets as a part of their information
strategy. A digital repository can hold a wide range of materials for a variety of
purposes and users. It can support research, learning, and administrative processes.
However, repository solutions are most viable and sustainable when they are built on open
standards.
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