ebrary unveils mobile app to access content from multiple sources - January 23, 2012
E-books and research technology provider ebrary, US, a ProQuest business, has released the 2011 Global Student E-book Survey, according to which the demand for e-book accessibility, especially on mobile devices, is growing significantly. Sixty percent of respondents indicated that downloading e-books onto… Read More
University Publishing Online adds six more academic presses to its portfolio - January 23, 2012
Academic publisher Cambridge University Press, UK, has announced the addition of six more academic presses to its University Publishing Online (UPO) platform. 2012 will see the addition of content from Anthem Press, Boydell & Brewer, Edinburgh University Press, Nottingham University Press, Pickering & Chatto and the… Read More
De Gruyter collaborates with ALA to publish and distribute the new standard RDA: Resource Description and Access - January 23, 2012
Academic publisher De Gruyter, Germany, has signed an agreement with the American Library Association (ALA). Under the deal, the publisher will be responsible for the publication and global distribution of the German-language version of the new set of cataloguing standards for print and digital media in… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - January 23, 2012
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Kent Anderson (The Hidden Expense of Energy — Print Is Costly, Online Isn't Free); JunkScience.com (Mike Taylor: Academic publishers have become the enemies of science); Sachin Kamdar (Why Publishers Are About to Go Data Crazy); Liz Wager (Do we need… Read More
Access Knowledgespeak using your smartphones and mobile devices via Myscoope.com - January 23, 2012
Mobile access for Knowledgespeak is now available in a mobile browser version and a Java application version. Smartphones and Tablets – We publish a mobile browser version for smartphones and tablet PCs. This is accessible at www.myscoope.com, a site designed specifically for all types of… Read More
APA’s research database, PsycTESTS, now available on OvidSP platform - January 23, 2012
The American Psychological Association (APA) and Ovid, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health, have announced the availability of the APA’s research database, PsycTESTS, on the OvidSP platform. This distribution arrangement between APA and Ovid offers institutions choice in access to this database of ready-to-use test instruments,… Read More
