Millennials prefer to read print books to e-books, says new Publishing Technology study - March 27, 2015
Millennials are more likely to read printed books than ebooks, according to new research by publishing services company, Publishing Technology. The survey 'How Millennials Consume Content,' polled 2,000 consumers across the US and UK, aged between 18 and 34. It found that in the last… Read More
Publishing For Digital Minds virtual conference connects nearly a million people across six continents - March 25, 2015
Around The World in 8 Hours, the virtual stream of The London Book Fair's Publishing for Digital Minds conference generated 17.8 million impressions and reached 882,000 users on Twitter alone on March 18. The virtual conference – which was the first of its type mounted… Read More
Springer and Université Joseph Fourier release new, open source software to discover fake scientific papers - March 24, 2015
STM publisher Springer has announced the release of SciDetect, a new software program that automatically checks for fake scientific papers. This is the result of an intensive collaboration with Dr. Cyril Labbé from Université Joseph Fourier in Grenoble, France. The open source software discovers text that… Read More
Gale announces integration of Gale Artemis: Primary Sources into Cengage Learning’s MindTap e-learning platform - March 24, 2015
Leveraging its unique ability to bridge from the library to the classroom, Gale is integrating Gale Artemis: Primary Sources into Cengage Learning's MindTap e-learning platform. The move brings library content directly into a student's learning path, facilitates collaboration between librarians and faculty, drives usage of library… Read More
Oman’s Ministry of Health selects Elsevier’s ClinicalKey - March 23, 2015
STM publisher Elsevier has announced that ClinicalKey, an electronic medical reference, will be utilised in 47 secondary and tertiary hospitals, 22 extended healthcare centers, and 170 primary healthcare centers in Oman. More than 10,000 health professionals in Oman will have access to ClinicalKey. ClinicalKey is a… Read More
Blackboard completes acquisition of Schoolwires - March 23, 2015
Education technology company Blackboard Inc. has announced that it has finalized its acquisition of Schoolwires, one of the leading educational website, hosting and content management providers to K-12 schools and districts. With the close of this acquisition, Blackboard continues to demonstrate its commitment to be the… Read More
