Elsevier Australia launches new medical app – Clinical Herbs - May 28, 2012
STM publisher Elsevier Australia recently launched Clinical Herbs - a new medical app for local students and practitioners alike. Offering an alternative to bulky textbooks, the Clinical Herbs app delivers a comprehensive herbal database directly to the user's iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch. Clinical Herbs claims… Read More
Thieme releases Thieme Bookshelf app - May 25, 2012
STM publisher Thieme Publishing Group, Germany, has released Thieme Bookshelf, the free companion app to Thieme's English language E-Book Store (ebookstore.thieme.com). The E-Book Store allows customers to choose from among hundreds of e-books offering the latest medical content. The bookshelf enables customers to easily browse… Read More
New ALA report examines critical issues underlying equitable access to digital content - May 24, 2012
The American Library Association (ALA) has released a new report examining critical issues underlying equitable access to digital content through the nation's libraries. In the report, titled 'E-content: The Digital Dialogue,' authors explore an unprecedented and splintered landscape in which several major publishers refuse to sell… Read More
Digital media is preferred studying mode for college students, says CourseSmart survey - May 24, 2012
Digital course materials supplier CourseSmart LLC, US, has announced the results of a survey revealing college students' growing reliance on technology. The survey of more than 500 currently enrolled college students found that nearly all college students (98 percent) who own a device have used it… Read More
Australia, one of the leading markets for e-book adoption, says Bowker research - May 23, 2012
Australia is one of the leading markets for e-book adoption, according to Bowker Market Research's Global eBook Monitor. The study tracks consumer attitudes to and purchasing of e-books in 10 major world markets. Bowker Market Research is a service of Bowker, an affiliated business of ProQuest.… Read More
Emerald Group Publishing to present Emerging Markets Case Studies at 7th Annual eLearning Africa Conference - May 23, 2012
Academic publisher Emerald Group Publishing Limited, UK, will present Emerging Markets Case Studies, a new online collection of peer-reviewed case studies, at the 7th Annual eLearning Africa Conference, to be held at Le Palais des Congrès, Cotonou, Bénin, from May 23-25, 2012. Delegates are invited to… Read More
