Springer unveils French and Italian language-specific eBook collections - June 21, 2013
STM publisher Springer has announced that it is now offering two more language-specific eBook collections, in French and Italian. The French collection comprises about 330 titles, and the Italian collection offers over 400 titles, both ranging from 2005 through 2013. These collections aim to address… Read More
IOP Publishing journals show Impact Factor growth for ninth consecutive year - June 21, 2013
IOP Publishing, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Institute of Physics, has announced that the 2012 Impact Factors, published by Thomson Reuters, show growth for many of its journals for the ninth consecutive year. This year, 33 of the titles published by IOP have seen… Read More
McGraw-Hill Education to acquire ALEKS Corporation - June 21, 2013
Digital learning company McGraw-Hill Education, US, has signed an agreement to acquire ALEKS Corporation, the privately held developer of the ALEKS adaptive learning technology for the K-12 and higher education markets. The move strengthens McGraw-Hill Education's position as the leader in delivering personalised learning experiences through… Read More
Polyclinic Surgery Center selects ProVation Medical software for documentation and coding - June 21, 2013
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has announced that Polyclinic Surgery Center has selected its ProVation Medical software for gastroenterology procedure documentation and coding. ProVation Medical provides procedure documentation and clinical decision support solutions for hospitals and Ambulatory Surgery Centers. ProVation MD and ProVation… Read More
University of Utah selects next-generation Ex Libris Alma library management service - June 21, 2013
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that the University of Utah has selected the next-generation Ex Libris Alma library management service. Having implemented the Ex Libris Primo discovery and delivery solution as a single search interface for the university library's local and… Read More
ARL partners with SAA to offer Digital Archives Specialist courses at ARL Libraries - June 21, 2013
Registration is now open for the first offering of Society of American Archivists (SAA) Digital Archives Specialist (DAS) courses targeted for staff in ARL member institutions. ARL is working with SAA to deliver four DAS courses back-to-back in a single week, travelling across 11 different ARL… Read More