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6 August 2019

Elsevier divests local author books portfolio in Brazil to GEN Elsevier, a global information analytics business specialising in science and health, part of RELX, has sold its Portuguese-language books portfolio in Brazil to Grupo Editorial Nacional (GEN). Elsevier also signed an agreement to license the translation and distribution of certain Elsevier titles in Portuguese to GEN. Elsevier's Science, Technology and Medicine (STM) portfolio in Brazil of over 1,000 titles spans several disciplines and includes both locally authored content and local editions of Elsevier's flagship titles such as Netter, Guyton, Cecil, Sabiston, Potter and Krause. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Karger Publishers taking steps to advance the transition to Open Access in scholarly publishing The future of science is "open," and Karger Publishers supports Open Access (OA) and the broader concepts of Open Research espoused by various organisations and funding bodies. The Switzerland-based company is actively taking steps to advance OA and Open Research, also known as Open Science, in response to the needs and wishes of research institutions, libraries, authors, funders, and other stakeholders. Embracing OA also demonstrates Karger's recognition of the importance of early and effective communication of scientific knowledge. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Dr. Cathrin Weinstein appointed Managing Director of Thieme USA Dr. Cathrin Weinstein has been appointed Managing Director of Thieme USA, with immediate effect. The company, based in New York, is one of four international subsidiaries of Thieme Group. Dr. Cathrin Weinstein will be responsible for operations and business performance at Thieme USA and will work with her team to further develop Thieme's international activities in the North American market. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Macmillan Learning unveils new first editions in Humanities, Social Sciences and STEM for upcoming academic year Educational publisher Macmillan Learning has announced the availability of their new, first-edition textbooks and courseware for the 2019 - 2020 academic year. As part of the company's ongoing investment in authors and engaging content, Macmillan Learning launched new course materials and software for humanities, social sciences and STEM courses. The new course materials add new perspective and diversity to the hundreds of already published digital and print works from the company. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology chooses Ex Libris campusM mobile platform Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced that New Zealand's Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology has chosen the Ex Libris campusMTM cloud-based mobile platform to provide a mobile-accessible portal that will increase student engagement in campus life. The campusM platform will replace a home-grown solution. The institute's original mobile infrastructure—a browser-based page of links—lacked real-time information and data, creating a sub-optimal user experience, with students having to click several times to access the information that they need. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Jisc enterprise OpenAthens opens applications for best publisher user experience award The call for applications for best publisher user experience award is now open. OpenAthens has launched this award to inspire publishers across the globe to invest resource into developing the best user journey to content. The deadline for applications is September 30, 2019, with a shortlist announced in February and the winner named at the OpenAthens Conference 2020 in March. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme   Brought to you by Scope e-Knowledge Center, a trusted global partner for digital content transformation solutions - Abstracting & Indexing (A&I), Knowledge Modeling (Taxonomies, Thesauri and Ontologies), and Metadata Enrichment & Entity Extraction.   Do you have relevant news articles to share with us? Click here to send a press release   You are receiving this email newsletter as part of your Knowledgespeak membership. You can unsubscribe instantly from any of our email newsletters by clicking here.

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