zbMATH launches redesigned user interface with more intuitive and visual user guidance - July 17, 2013
Zentralblatt MATH (zbMATH), a leading online database for mathematics, has launched a redesigned user interface with more intuitive and visual user guidance. The main changes are the simplified search functionalities, in particular the ability to use any combination of criteria, continual refining of the search options,… Read More
EBSCO and EOS International partnership to enhance library discovery - July 17, 2013
Library resources provider EBSCO and EOS International, a leader in cloud computing library automation software, have announced a new partnership to bring more choice to libraries looking for a discovery solution. A joint development schedule will enable more tightly integrated access between EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS)… Read More
Scientific American announces science fiction competition, Quantum Shorts - July 17, 2013
Science magazine Scientific American has announced the Quantum Shorts 2013 competition, in partnership with Tor Books, a science fiction and fantasy publisher, and the Centre for Quantum Technologies at the National University of Singapore. The Quantum Shorts contest encourages readers to submit a short story that… Read More
SAGE reports strong performance in 2012 Journal Citation Reports - July 17, 2013
Academic publisher SAGE reported strong performance across its journals portfolio in the 2012 Journal Citation Reports (Thomson Reuters, 2013), with an increase of 30 indexed titles on prior year to 461 across both the Social Science (SSCI) and Science (SCI) Citation Indexes. Over the last… Read More
Student use of alternative and illicit course materials on the rise, says new BISG survey - July 17, 2013
Student use of alternative and illicit course materials is on the rise, according to new research from the Book Industry Study Group (BISG)'s ongoing survey of Student Attitudes Toward Content in Higher Education. The second instalment in Volume Three of the study, powered by Bowker Market… Read More
The Dutch Publishers Association creates e-textbook offering with VitalSource Bookshelf platform - July 17, 2013
Vital Source Technologies, Inc., an Ingram Content Group company, and CB, a Netherlands-based educational content provider, have announced an agreement with the Dutch Publishers Association to develop a comprehensive e-textbook fulfillment platform for the higher education system throughout the region. Publishers that are members of… Read More
