Elsevier partners with edX offering interactive study via the web - September 26, 2012
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced plans to provide free content through edX, the online learning initiative founded by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Students who enroll in edX's course 6.002X: Circuits and Electronics will have free access to an online version… Read More
John Wiley & Sons and The Physiological Society renew publishing partnership - September 26, 2012
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, and The Physiological Society have announced the renewal of their publishing partnership, building on over eight years of collaboration. The renewed partnership will ensure the society’s titles, The Journal of Physiology and Experimental Physiology, continue to develop as thought… Read More
IEEE Conformity Assessment Programme unveils enhancements - September 26, 2012
The IEEE Conformity Assessment Programme (ICAP), a joint initiative of the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) and IEEE Industry Standards and Technology Organization (IEEE-ISTO), has announced a series of improvements and continued development of its IEEE 1588 Telecommunications Certification Programme. The programme replaces and is expected to… Read More
Methodist Dallas Medical Center selects ProVation Order Sets, powered by UpToDate Decision Support - September 26, 2012
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, has announced that Methodist Dallas Medical Center has selected its ProVation Order Sets, powered by UpToDate Decision Support, software as its electronic order set solution. ProVation Order Sets claims to be an easily customisable order set… Read More
The Optical Society and Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics partner to launch new journal – Photonics Research - September 26, 2012
The Optical Society (OSA) has announced a partnership with the Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (SIOM) and Chinese Laser Press (CLP) to launch a new peer-reviewed, open-access journal. The journal, titled Photonics Research, is a joint publication of SIOM and OSA and is scheduled… Read More
Portico partners with Project MUSE to preserve UPCC e-books - September 26, 2012
Non-profit electronic archiving service provider Portico, US, and Project MUSE have announced a partnership to secure the long-term preservation of e-books published online in MUSE through the University Press Content Consortium (UPCC). Working together, Project MUSE and Portico will ensure that the e-book offerings of the… Read More
