ebrary’s new Android app to work with e-books acquired under all models - June 8, 2012
ebrary, a ProQuest business, has announced a new Android app that will be freely available on Google Play this summer. The move comes less than six months after the company launched a dedicated iOS app. ebrary’s Android and iOS apps work with e-books acquired under… Read More
Oxford University Press launches offsite mobile access support for mobile journals users - June 7, 2012
Academic publisher Oxford University Press (OUP), UK, has announced that users of its mobile-optimised journals service can now authorise their mobile devices for offsite access to institutional subscriptions. While connected to the institution’s network, by choosing ‘Authorize this Device’ on any journal’s mobile homepage, institutional… Read More
McGraw-Hill Education partners with Western Governors University to establish ‘Pay-for-Performance’ business model - June 7, 2012
Education materials publisher McGraw-Hill Education, US, and Western Governors University (WGU) have announced an agreement to establish a ‘pay-for-performance’ model in which McGraw-Hill will receive variable compensation for those WGU students who use MHE technology and services for a particular course and pass. Through the… Read More
US publishing market shows steady title growth in 2011, says Bowker report - June 6, 2012
Bibliographic information management solutions provider Bowker, US, has released its annual report on the US print book publishing for 2011, compiled from its Books In Print database. Based on preliminary figures from US publishers, Bowker is projecting that traditional print book output grew 6 percent in… Read More
ACRL Value of Academic Libraries initiative moves forward with roadmap from national summits - June 6, 2012
The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) has released a white paper, 'Connect, Collaborate, and Communicate: A Report from the Value of Academic Libraries Summits,' which reports on two invitational summits supported by a National Leadership Collaborative Planning Grant from the… Read More
McGraw-Hill Education and Instructure announce strategic partnership to expand McGraw-Hill Campus service - June 6, 2012
McGraw-Hill Higher Education, a unit of McGraw-Hill Education, US, has announced an expansion of its content and course integration service, McGraw-Hill Campus, through a strategic partnership with Instructure. The partnership will enable a deeper integration of McGraw-Hill Campus within Canvas across the country, making it even… Read More
