SIIA to host Content VIA Platforms conference in May, webinar on March 1 - February 27, 2012
US trade association Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) has announced an all-new conference aimed at providing insight and solutions for content creators who publish across multiple platforms. Called Content VIA Platforms, the new event is projected to help publishing, media and information companies overcome challenges… Read More
JISC webinar to offer demonstration on benefits of Journal Usage Statistics Portal - February 27, 2012
The UK's Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) is organising a webinar on February 29 at 13.30 that will offer a practical demonstration of the Journal Usage Statistics Portal (JUSP). Jo Lambert, senior development officer at Mimas and Angela Conyers of Evidence Base, will highlight the time… Read More
BISG survey examines college student perceptions on educational content - February 23, 2012
The first instalment in Volume Two of the Book Industry Study Group (BISG)'s ongoing Student Attitudes Toward Content in Higher Education survey shows that students are rebelling against the rising costs of textbooks in a variety of ways. Some students are settling for older editions of… Read More
Cengage Learning and California State University sign agreement to provide discounted eTextbooks - February 23, 2012
Teaching, learning and research solutions provider Cengage Learning, US, has announced an agreement with California State University (CSU) to provide discounted eTextbooks to students as part of the Affordable Learning Solutions campaign. One of the largest digital resources contracts signed by a university system, this three-year… Read More
Elsevier collaborates with PatientKeeper to integrate CDS and analytics resources into PatientKeeper’s CPOE - February 22, 2012
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, and PatientKeeper, a provider of physician healthcare information systems, have announced a collaboration in which Elsevier will integrate its clinical decision support (CDS) and analytics resources into PatientKeeper's CPOE software product. The collaboration brings evidence-based clinical content into the physician's workflow through… Read More
EBSCO Publishing’s Patient Education Reference Center content now available in additional EMR systems - February 22, 2012
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, has announced that hospitals and healthcare systems using Epic as their electronic medical record (EMR) system will now be able to easily integrate patient information content from Patient Education Reference Center (PERC) from EBSCO. The integration will allow… Read More
