Thomson Reuters improves measurement of Universities’ performance with new data on faculty size, reputation, funding and citation measures - April 13, 2012
The Intellectual Property and Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced the availability of 138 percent more performance indicators and nearly 20 percent more university data within Institutional Profiles, the company’s online resource covering more than 500 of the world’s leading academic research institutions. This new… Read More
Simba Information releases fourth edition of Trade E-Book Publishing report series - April 12, 2012
Publishing forecast firm Simba Information, US, has released the fourth edition of its flagship Trade E-Book Publishing report series. According to the report, 17 percent of US adults have read at least one e-book in 2011, up from the 11 percent who did so in 2010.… Read More
JISC infoNet research reveals cost borne by universities for FOI requests - April 12, 2012
JISC infoNet, UK, has conducted research that reveals the true cost to a university of processing a freedom of information (FOI) request. The research shows that in the seven institutions surveyed, a FOI request takes a university an average of 5 hours 2 minutes to respond,… Read More
MarkLogic World 2012 to feature real-world Big Data success stories - April 12, 2012
Enterprise software firm MarkLogic Corporation, US, has announced that the forthcoming MarkLogic World 2012 event will include real-world Big Data success stories from over 30 customers and partners. The event, scheduled for May 1-3, 2012, will be held at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C.… Read More
Worldwide media tablets sales to reach 119 million units in 2012, says Gartner report - April 11, 2012
Technology research firm Gartner, Inc., US, has released a report, according to which, worldwide media tablet sales to end users are forecast to total 118.9 million units in 2012. This is a 98 percent increase from 2011 sales of 60 million units. Gartner's detailed market… Read More
Elsevier launches ClinicalKey to bring fast, trusted and comprehensive medical content to clinicians - April 11, 2012
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced ClinicalKey, the next generation of online clinical information resources. ClinicalKey draws answers from the largest collection of clinical resources, covering every medical and surgical specialty - eliminating physicians’ reliance on less accurate sources. ClinicalKey's content includes more than 700… Read More
