Providence Health & Services selects Thomson Reuters’ Micromedex to support clinical integration and care initiatives - March 17, 2011
Information services provider Thomson Reuters, US, has announced that Providence Health & Services, a 27 hospital not-for-profit system that serves communities in five states, has selected Thomson Reuters Micromedex to support its clinical integration and evidence-based care initiatives. Providence Health & Services will use Micromedex… Read More
Special issue of Fungal Biology Reviews journal features unique video content - March 17, 2011
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that a recent special edition of the journal Fungal Biology Reviews features 76 videos, which together claim to comprise the most comprehensive collection of fungal cell biology movies ever published. Fungal Biology Reviews is published by Elsevier on behalf of… Read More
McGraw-Hill Professional and Simbionix partner to integrate content from AccessSurgery into Simbionix MentorLearn - March 17, 2011
Scientific and medical information resources provider McGraw-Hill Professional, US, has announced a partnership with medical education and simulation technology provider Simbionix. Under the deal, McGraw-Hill Professional will provide surgical education content from its online surgical training resource, AccessSurgery, to users of Simbionix's… Read More
OverDrive’s Digipalooza 2011 conference to explore new lending policies, business models and service enhancements - March 17, 2011
Public and school librarians from around the world will come together with publishing industry leaders at OverDrive's third international user group conference, Digipalooza. The event, scheduled for July 28-31, 2011, in Cleveland, is held every two years. This four-day educational and networking… Read More
75 percent of PreK-12 students use mobile technology in the classroom, says Simba survey - March 17, 2011
Media industry and forecast analysis firm Simba Information, US, together with MCH Data, recently conducted a nationwide survey of PreK-12 information technology coordinators and administrators. The survey reveals that 75 percent of students are using mobile technology for educational purposes in school. The primary driver for… Read More
Wiley announces enhancements to Custom Select programme - March 17, 2011
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, has announced enhancements to its Custom Select programme that enable Higher Education instructors to select content at the sub-chapter level to use in customised course materials. Wiley Custom Select was first launched in 2009 to enable higher education… Read More
