JISC Inform articles examine how colleges can enhance operations with technology - April 21, 2010
The latest issue of JISC Inform – which looks at how relationships with students, businesses and the public can be improved with digital tools – says universities and colleges can break down traditional barriers using new technology. The relationships are explored through a debate on whether… Read More
McGraw-Hill Professional launches custom e-Books covering key business topics - April 21, 2010
Medical, technical and business information resources provider McGraw-Hill Professional, US, has announced the introduction of Essentials, a line of custom e-Books covering vital business topics written by acclaimed experts. Selected Essentials are now available exclusively in the Amazon Kindle Store (www.amazon.com/kindlestore) and… Read More
SAGE Reference releases ‘Encyclopedia of Research Design’ in three volumes - April 21, 2010
SAGE Reference has announced a new three-volume Encyclopedia of Research Design. The encyclopedia is projected to reveal how to make decisions about research design, undertake research projects in an ethical manner, interpret and draw valid inferences from data, and evaluate experiment design strategies and results. According… Read More
Publishing Technology set to launch iPhone and iPad App for IngentaConnect - April 21, 2010
Publishing-specific software solutions provider Publishing Technology plc, UK, has announced its forthcoming iPhone and iPad App for its flagship collection of e-publications - IngentaConnect. IngentaConnect hosts 4.5 million articles from 13,500 publications and has 2.5 million users. To coincide with IngentaConnect’s iphone and iPad App, development… Read More
Steve Miron to head Wiley’s global STMS business - April 21, 2010
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has announced the promotion of Steve Miron to the position of Senior Vice President, Scientific, Technical, Medical, and Scholarly, effective May 1, 2010. The announcement was made by William J. Pesce, President and CEO, and Stephen M. Smith, EVP &… Read More
Section Editors lead peer-review for BMC series journals - April 21, 2010
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced that its journals BMC Cancer, BMC Genomics, BMC Bioinformatics and BMC Neuroscience have begun operating under an enhanced editorial structure with the appointment of academic Editors to head up different sections of each journal. Under the new structure,… Read More
