New BISG research shows significant traction for interactive learning tools and other forms of active learning - August 19, 2015
The Book Industry Study Group, Inc. (BISG) has just released new findings from surveys conducted in Spring 2015 and analyzed in two publications, Student Attitudes Toward Content in Higher Education, Volume Five Report 2, and its companion study, Faculty Attitudes Toward Content in Higher Education. Both… Read More
Outsell, Inc. publishes new CEO Topics Report: Evaluating Automated Content Tools - August 17, 2015
Outsell, Inc., the research and advisory firm focused on media, information, and technology, has announced the publication of a new CEO Topics Report: Evaluating Automated Content Tools. The report shows how such technologies have made rapid advances and are now extending beyond content businesses to support… Read More
NISO to host in-person forum on the Future of Library Resource Discovery - August 17, 2015
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) will host a two–day meeting to take place in Baltimore, Maryland, on October 5 and 6, 2015 on The Future of Library Discovery. In February 2015, NISO published a white paper commissioned from library consultant Marshall Breeding by NISO's Discovery… Read More
Results of Publishers Licensing Society survey of text and data mining activity announced - August 14, 2015
The Publishers Licensing Society recently conducted a survey of text and data mining activity to which ALPSP Members were invited to respond. A total of 111 unique responses were received and the results will be unlikely to surprise many of those involved… Read More
New Outsell report identifies next generation data visualization tools - August 14, 2015
Outsell, Inc., the research and advisory firm focused on media, information, and technology, has announced the publication of a new report 'Next Generation Enterprise Data Visualization Tools'. Big data has ushered in a wave of data-driven decision-making in the enterprise and traditional business intelligence systems have… Read More
Blackboard acquires Nivel Siete - August 14, 2015
Education technology company Blackboard Inc. has announced the acquisition of Nivel Siete, a leading Moodle provider operating in Latin America. By joining their forces, the two companies will be able to offer more services and solutions to organizations that leverage Moodle, a widely used learning management… Read More
