Lost productivity associated with assembling and validating technical information from multiple sources major pain point for engineers, says new survey - June 26, 2012
The Parthenon Group recently conducted a survey, according to which, it is increasingly difficult for engineers to quickly find accurate and trustworthy technical information. Sponsored by Knovel, the Engineering Tools and Information Spring 2012 Survey’ finds that navigating multiple sources of information, finding best practices,… Read More
McGraw-Hill to offer digital learning solutions at ISTE annual conference - June 26, 2012
McGraw-Hill Education, a US-based content, software and services-based education company, is showcasing a number of new digital learning solutions at the International Society of Technology in Education's (ISTE) annual conference. The solutions are projected to facilitate personalised learning, promote college and career readiness, address assessments in… Read More
Blackboard and Learning.com partner to make vast catalogue of K-12 content available in the Blackboard Learn LMS - June 26, 2012
Enterprise technology and innovative solutions provider Blackboard Inc, US, and Learning.com has announced a partnership to help teachers create high quality online courses more quickly and easily with an integration that would make Learning.com's vast catalogue of rich K-12 content and tools available directly in the… Read More
Springer releases white paper on determining RoI on e-books for libraries - June 25, 2012
Scientific publisher Springer, Germany, has released a new white paper in partnership with Publishers Communication Group (PCG), titled Scholarly eBooks: Understanding the Return on Investment for Libraries. It explores how libraries might determine the value of e-books, and why it is important to do so. … Read More
e-Libro announces new mobile apps powered by ebrary - June 25, 2012
Virtual Spanish Language Publisher e-Libro has announced that more than 48,000 Spanish-language e-books are available on millions of smart phones, tablets, and other devices using ebrary's dedicated iOS and Android apps with Spanish language interfaces. A long-time partner of ebrary, a ProQuest business, e-Libro has been… Read More
Thomson Reuters’ new study tracks current status of research on neglected tropical diseases - June 20, 2012
The Intellectual Property & Science division of Thomson Reuters has announced the publication of a new study tracking the current status of research on neglected tropical diseases. The Global Research Report Neglected Tropical Diseases analyses research output across countries and fields from 1992-2011 and finds a… Read More
