Pearson’s CourseConnect wins 2012 SIIA CODiE Award - May 16, 2012
Print and digital education materials provider Pearson has announced that its CourseConnect has been announced the winner of the 2012 Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) CODiE Award for Best Postsecondary Instructional Solution. CourseConnect offers more than 115 courses spanning a… Read More
Gale partners with Wolper Information Services to enhance distribution of electronic and print resources to libraries - May 16, 2012
Gale, part of Cengage Learning, and Wolper Information Services have announced a partnership to distribute Gale subscription products and major reference works in print and electronic form into the special library market. Wolper, the first subscription agency to sell Gale products, will expand distribution of… Read More
Library staff share best practices at Project Compass National Convening - May 16, 2012
Library staff members representing 45 US states and the District of Columbia recently met in Washington, DC for the Project Compass National Convening. The event reportedly provided an opportunity for 215 participants in the project to share ideas in support of public libraries’ efforts to meet the urgent and growing… Read More
The McGraw-Hill Companies takes additional steps to prepare for education company spin-off - May 15, 2012
Information services provider The McGraw-Hill Companies, US, has announced further steps to establish the new, independent company, McGraw-Hill Education, by the end of this year. The process of creating this new entity requires multiple changes across operating and support functions to both separate the education segment… Read More
JAMA launches web-based network linking 10 AMA journals - May 15, 2012
The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and its specialty Archives journals have launched a new web platform called the JAMA Network. The platform reportedly makes it easier and faster for readers to navigate content from all 10 publications at once. Instead of each… Read More
Springer and the Italian National Institute for Higher Mathematics collaborate to publish new book series - May 15, 2012
STM publisher Springer has announced a collaboration with the Italian National Institute for Higher Mathematics (INdAM) to publish a new book series Springer INdAM Series. At least three books in the field of pure and applied mathematics will be published annually. Professor Vincenzo Ancona, President of… Read More
