Elsevier presents clinical insight engine ClinicalKey at Health In4matic Expo - May 11, 2012
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that it presented ClinicalKey, which claims to be the world’s first ‘clinical insight engine’, at the Health In4matics Expo. Powered by Smart Content, which maps the largest collection of clinical resources, covering every medical and surgical specialty, to a proprietary… Read More
Allen Press to host webinar series on Best Practices and Innovative Solutions for societies, associations and publishers - May 10, 2012
Publishing services provider Allen Press, Inc., US, will host its fourth webinar series, Best Practices and Innovative Solutions, designed for the staff of scholarly and professional societies and publishers. Six one-hour online introductory webinars will be presented monthly beginning June 13 and… Read More
Cengage Learning and Blackboard launch digital content integration solution - May 10, 2012
Cengage Learning, a US-based provider of teaching, learning and research solutions, and Blackboard Inc. have announced the availability of an integrated solution that gives instructors and students streamlined access to Cengage Learning’s rich digital learning solutions and core curriculum content directly through the Blackboard Learn learning… Read More
Student e-book usage stronger in the UK than other regions, says survey - May 9, 2012
Students in the UK who recently participated in ebrary’s Global Student E-book Survey reported a greater preference for digital over printed books and higher usage than their global counterparts in a similar survey conducted in 2011. When asked how often they would choose e-books over printed… Read More
MPIP and co-sponsors collaborate with journal editors to close credibility gap in publishing industry-sponsored research - May 9, 2012
The Medical Publishing Insights and Practices (MPIP) initiative and its co-sponsors recently collaborated with journal editors to characterise the persistent and perceived credibility gap in reporting industry-sponsored research and to identify potential approaches to resolve it. This round table, hosted by MPIP, reached consensus on ‘Ten… Read More
Cengage Learning and NorthWest Arkansas Community College partner to educate and strengthen local workforce - May 9, 2012
Cengage Learning, a US-based provider of teaching, learning and research solutions, has announced that it is working with NorthWest Arkansas Community College (NWACC) to develop a series of workforce development courses for professionals in the Bentonville, Arkansas area. The courses being developed… Read More
