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
LexisNexis merges MEDai into healthcare business - July 16, 2013
LexisNexis Risk Solutions recently completed an agreement with its sister company Elsevier to transfer MEDai, its clinical-analytics-focused business unit, to the LexisNexis healthcare business. LexisNexis Risk Solutions and Elsevier are both part of Reed Elsevier Group plc. The combined organisation will allow LexisNexis to offer… Read More
Registrations now open for ARL-SAA Digital Archives Specialist Courses 2013 - July 15, 2013
Registration is now open for the Digital Archives Specialist (DAS) courses being offered by ARL and the Society of American Archivists (SAA) at four ARL member libraries through 2013. Dates are being finalised for course offerings at seven additional ARL libraries in 2014. ARL and… Read More
MetaMetrics partners with five major publishers to provide Quantile measures for over 30 new mathematics textbooks - July 12, 2013
MetaMetrics, developer of The Quantile Framework for Mathematics, recently collaborated with five major publishers to provide Quantile measures for more than 30 new mathematics textbooks that cover materials intended for students in Kindergarten to 10th grade. These textbooks will join over 600 textbooks and 3,500 resources… Read More
Karo Bio opts for Reaxys and Reaxys Medicinal Chemistry to support chemists in research and development - July 11, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that Karo Bio, a developer of innovative drugs for large medical needs, has started to use Reaxys and Reaxys Medicinal Chemistry. Karo Bio has chosen the solutions to support its chemists in their research and development objectives, ensuring they have… Read More
Blackboard announces free, flexible option for running massive open online courses - July 11, 2013
Enterprise technology and innovative solutions provider Blackboard Inc., US, has announced a free, flexible option for running massive open online courses (MOOCs): a hosted instance of Blackboard Learn, the company's flagship learning management system (LMS). With more institutions looking to offer large, open courses, the offer… Read More
