Research reveals sharp rise in the number of students using social media to stay in touch with tutors at college and university - February 27, 2015
Research has revealed a sharp rise in the number of students using social media to stay in touch with tutors at college and university, with 40 percent of students now using social as their primary means of communication with lecturers. Facebook is the most popular form of communication, followed… Read More
Boopsie Mobile App integrated with Baker & Taylor’s Axis 360 digital media library - February 27, 2015
Boopsie, the leading mobile platform-as-a-service provider for libraries worldwide, and Baker & Taylor, the worldwide distributor of digital and print books, have integrated the Boopsie Mobile App with Baker & Taylor's Axis 360 digital media library. The partnership will drive circulation and usage of Axis 360… Read More
Elsevier launches SciVal Trends, a new module within SciVal - February 26, 2015
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the launch of SciVal Trends, a new module within SciVal, Elsevier's tool to analyse and benchmark the world of research, and part of the Elsevier Research Intelligence portfolio of tools and services. The Trends module builds on SciVal's existing flexibility… Read More
John Wiley & Sons receives nine PROSE Awards for 2015 - February 26, 2015
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc. is honoured to be the recipient of nine PROSE Awards for 2015. The PROSE Awards recognise excellence in professional and scholarly publishing by highlighting distinguished books, journals and electronic content. This year, Wiley titles won in six categories and… Read More
Latvia’s Ministry of Education and Science and Thomson Reuters collaborate to advance the global impact of research - February 26, 2015
The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced a collaboration with the Republic of Latvia's Ministry of Education and Science, to both advance the work of the nation's scientists and researchers and to demonstrate the efficacy of their efforts on a global level.… Read More
Bibliografía de la Literatura Española now available on the ProQuest platform - February 26, 2015
Bibliografía de la Literatura Española (BLE) is now available on the ProQuest® platform. Users can now cross-search with their library's ProQuest collection for faster workflow. With the move to the ProQuest platform, the database seamlessly connects to the full-text database PRISMA, enabling articles sourced through… Read More
