CTB/McGraw-Hill launches for school-level science assessment solution - December 24, 2007
Education assessments provider CTB/McGraw-Hill, US, has announced the release of Acuity Science, a comprehensive solution for formative assessment of science content in grades 3-8. Acuity Science assessments are projected to enable educators to efficiently measure and track student progress and deliver reports that inform instruction and… Read More
American Psychological Association seeking applicants for librarianship award - December 21, 2007
The American Psychological Association has announced that it is accepting nominations for the 2008 APA Excellence in Librarianship Award. The award will be presented at the Educational & Behavioral Sciences Section (EBSS) Research Forum at the June 2008 American Library Association Annual Meeting in Anaheim, California.… Read More
Indian govt. body to link private universities to library network - December 21, 2007
The Indian government's University Grants Commission (UGC) has reportedly chalked out a plan to facilitate research activities in more than 200 private universities across the country. The UGC will be providing access to nearly 23 leading research e-journals via its inter-university centre - the Information and Library Network (Inflibnet). The… Read More
GlobalSpec announces new partnership with Interference Technology - December 21, 2007
Search engine and online engineering community operator GlobalSpec, US, has announced a new partnership with InterferenceTechnology.com. InterferenceTechnology.com is the official website of ITEM Publications and an information source for engineering professionals dealing with interference problems, preventing electromagnetic interference (EMI) and achieving electromagnetic compatibility (EMC). Visitors to… Read More
Wiley-Blackwell set to launch new journal – Sports Technology - December 21, 2007
Wiley-Blackwell, the STM and scholarly publishing business of John Wiley & Sons, Inc, US, has announced the February 2008 launch of a new journal, Sports Technology. The journal will be edited by Prof. Franz Konstantin Fuss of Nanyang Technological University, Prof. Aleksandar Subic of RMIT University,… Read More
JMCR’s new blog to keep readers up-to-date with news from the journal - December 21, 2007
Open access, peer-reviewed online journal Journal of Medical Case Reports (JMCR) has launched a blog to keep readers up-to-date with news from the journal. JMCR publishes open access case reports across all medical disciplines. These reports are aggregated into an online, fully searchable database, creating a… Read More