South African bookseller Van Schaik opts for Ingram’s VitalSource to power e-textbook offering to customers - April 12, 2012
Ingram Content Group, US, has announced that South African bookseller Van Schaik has selected its e-textbook platform, VitalSource, to power e-textbook offering to customers. With a library division, online store and 55 stores, located on or near academic institutions, Van Schaik claims to be a… Read More
Elsevier launches ClinicalKey to bring fast, trusted and comprehensive medical content to clinicians - April 11, 2012
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced ClinicalKey, the next generation of online clinical information resources. ClinicalKey draws answers from the largest collection of clinical resources, covering every medical and surgical specialty - eliminating physicians’ reliance on less accurate sources. ClinicalKey's content includes more than 700… Read More
American Institute of Physics announces two new open-access journals - April 11, 2012
American Institute of Physics (AIP) has announced that two new open-access journals will join the distinguished ranks of publications produced by the AIP later this year. The journals – JAP Materials and APL Materials – will be affiliated with AIP's two premier applied physics journals, Journal… Read More
EBSCO Publishing unveils collection management tool for libraries - April 11, 2012
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing, US, has announced the launch of the new EBSCOhost Collection Manager (ECM). ECM is projected to make it easier for library staff to search for e-books and audio books and add them to their collections. ECM can be used… Read More
Worldwide media tablets sales to reach 119 million units in 2012, says Gartner report - April 11, 2012
Technology research firm Gartner, Inc., US, has released a report, according to which, worldwide media tablet sales to end users are forecast to total 118.9 million units in 2012. This is a 98 percent increase from 2011 sales of 60 million units. Gartner's detailed market… Read More
Registrations for JCDL 2012 now open - April 11, 2012
Library information provider OCLC Research, US, has officially endorsed the 12th ACM/IEEE-Computer Society Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL 2012). JCDL 2012 is a major international forum focusing on digital libraries and associated technical, practical, organisational, and social issues. JCDL encompasses the many meanings of… Read More
