SPARC Innovation Fair to showcase creative advancements in Open Access - February 20, 2012
The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) has announced that measuring the once-hidden impact of Open Access on clinical practice and public awareness, embedding digital repositories into the research cycle, encouraging student publishing, and engaging elusive faculty are just some of the top innovations to… Read More
McGraw-Hill’s AccessPediatrics wins 2011 PROSE Award for Best Online Resource in Biological and Life Sciences - February 20, 2012
Scientific and medical information resources provider McGraw-Hill Professional, US, has announced that AccessPediatrics, the company's innovative online resource for pediatrics residents, students, and educators, has been awarded the best eProduct in Biological and Life Sciences at the 2011 Awards for Professional and Scholarly Excellence (the PROSE… Read More
Thomson introduces intuitive user interface in IP intelligence platform - February 17, 2012
The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced certain enhancements to Thomson Innovation, its IP intelligence and collaboration platform. Based on customer feedback, the redesigned, intuitive user interface seeks to accelerate productivity by streamlining workflow and bringing the most important information forward, giving… Read More
Radboud University Nijmegen partners with Thomson Reuters to gain access to the InCites platform - February 16, 2012
The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced a two-year agreement with Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands, to provide access to the InCites platform, a customised, web-based research evaluation tool. The institutional performance analysis and benchmarking tools available through InCites will help the university… Read More
ed2go, iLearn partner to offer learning solution for college level math - February 16, 2012
US-based Education to Go (ed2go) and iLearn, Inc. have formed a strategic partnership to help young adults and non-traditional students prepare for college level math utilising a technology-driven learning platform. iLearn’s programme will be offered as an online solution under the brand name ReadyMATH within ed2go’s… Read More
UK e-books sales rising but sales values falling, says Books & Consumers survey - February 15, 2012
E-book sales are rising to offset a decline in physical book purchases, but only in volume, according to the latest Books & Consumers survey. With the lower price points of e-books versus their print counterparts, the value of book sales is shrinking, the report further says. The survey is an… Read More
