Dear Subscriber - April 21, 2010
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Colleges delay iPad use over network stability issues - April 20, 2010
Apple Inc.'s iPad, lauded by many as the next wave in education technology, is reportedly having difficulty being accepted at the Princeton University and George Washington University due to network stability issues. Additionally, Cornell University is also facing connectivity problems with the device. The university also… Read More
Rise in digital textbooks sales to overhaul publishing processes, says Xplana study - April 20, 2010
Educational software and consulting services provider Xplana, US, has released a study titled ‘Digital Textbook Sales in US Higher Education – A Five-Year Projection’. According to the study, more than 18 percent of new textbook revenue in the higher education and career education markets will come… Read More
European Parliament to debate report on developing online library Europeana - April 20, 2010
The European Parliament will debate a report, drafted by German MEP Helga Trüpel, that calls on member states to provide more books, maps, film clips and photographs for the Europeana online library portal. While asking for more and better content on Europeana,… Read More
Wolters Kluwer Pharma Solutions’ new service combines scientific writing and publishing expertise - April 20, 2010
Wolters Kluwer Pharma Solutions, Inc., a US-based provider of scientific information and analytics to professionals in the pharmaceutical and biotech fields, has launched a service that consolidates its global scientific writing and communications businesses. Called inScience Communications, the service capitalises on the company's global scale combined… Read More
Google, Library of Congress to archive Twitter posts - April 20, 2010
The Library of Congress has announced a partnership with networking site Twitter. Twitter is donating its archives of tweets to the Library of Congress, going back to the first one posted by co-founder Jack Dorsey on March 21, 2006. The Library of Congress will store tweets to provide researchers a… Read More
