McGraw-Hill Education in deal with Vibal Publishing to expand reach into international markets - October 4, 2012
McGraw-Hill Education, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., US, has announced a new agreement with Vibal Publishing, a Philippines-based provider of educational tools and resources for education, to adapt the company's McGraw-Hill My Math and Glencoe Math programs for use in the country's private schools.… Read More
20 MM counters AAP response to California’s free college textbooks legislation - October 4, 2012
The Association of American Publishers (AAP) has reportedly released a "knee-jerk" national press release announcing its challenge to the notion that historic college textbook legislation unanimously passed by the California State Senate could indeed be provided to undergraduates for "free." Stating that "there's no such… Read More
Five more publishers endorse KBART Working Group recommendations - October 4, 2012
The US' National Information Standards Organization (NISO) and the UKSG have announced that BioOne, JSTOR, LOCKSS, the Royal Society of Chemistry and SpringerLink are the most recent organisations to publicly endorse the Phase I recommendations of the KBART (Knowledge Bases And Related Tools) Working Group. The… Read More
Sheridan upgrades The Endocrine Society’s Endo Pubs app to include full-text - October 4, 2012
Journal production services provider Dartmouth Journal Services (DJS) and The Sheridan Technology Lab have upgraded the Endo Pubs app, which was originally launched as an abstracts app for The Endocrine Society's (TES) journals, to a full-text plus annual meeting abstracts version. TES titles include JCEM: The… Read More
3M Cloud Library App now available via Barnes & Noble’s NOOK Apps storefront - October 4, 2012
Library solutions provider 3M Library Systems has announced that the 3M Cloud Library App is now available in Barnes & Noble's NOOK Apps store, making it easier for owners of NOOK tablets to borrow eBooks from local libraries. Anyone with a NOOK HD, NOOK HD+, NOOK… Read More
Wiley collaborates with the American Dental Association to publish new practical guide - October 3, 2012
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, recently announced a collaboration with the American Dental Association (ADA) to publish the latest book in their 'Practical Guide Series,' The ADA Practical Guide to Patients with Medical Conditions. The book is designed to help dentists deliver safe and… Read More
