London Book Fair conference stresses on importance of discoverability for e-books - April 11, 2011
Enhanced e-books are dead, discoverability is the most important issue facing e-book vendors, while pricing strategies should be measured against other digital content, not physical books. These were the key themes that emerged from the recently concluded London Book Fair's Digital Conference, The Digital Now: Creating… Read More
LWW launches 9th edition of DeVita, Hellman, and Rosenberg’s Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology - April 11, 2011
Healthcare publisher Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW), part of Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has announced the publication of the Ninth Edition of DeVita, Hellman and Rosenberg's Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology. The publication is recognised as one of the most comprehensive oncology references in the… Read More
UBM Studios announces mobile support on iOS and Android-based tablets for virtual events - April 11, 2011
UBM Studios, a division of United Business Media Limited, has announced that it now offers support on iOS and Android-based tablet devices including video delivery through Ustream, Silverlight, YouTube, MP4 videos and InXpo's proprietary on-demand media player; and text chat supported through HTML. To deliver… Read More
Pharmacy OneSource to host free webinar on environmental sampling - April 11, 2011
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, has announced that Pharmacy OneSource, software-as-a-service provider of Simplifi 797, a quality assurance application, is hosting a complimentary webinar on environmental sampling. The webinar, 'What's Bugging You About USP 797 Environmental Sampling?,' is scheduled for April… Read More
LibLime appoints Susan Buchanan as Director of Global Marketing and Sales - April 11, 2011
LibLime, a division of PTFS and a US-based provider of open source solutions for libraries, has announced the appointment of Susan Buchanan as Director of Marketing and Sales. Susan brings years of library experience, specifically in leveraging technology to support the business of libraries. Her… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - April 11, 2011
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Bill Henderson (Books Without Batteries:The Negative Impacts of Technology); Phil Davis (Paying for Impact: Does the Chinese Model Make Sense?); Physics Today Blog (Open access boosts downloads but not citations); and Kent Anderson (What's In a Name? The Social Web,… Read More
