Cengage Learning launches MindShare Alliance Partner Program to recognise partner companies - April 10, 2012
Teaching, learning and research solutions provider Cengage Learning, US, has announced a new programme to recognise partner companies that add unique capabilities to Cengage Learning’s products and services for the benefit of customers. The MindShare Alliance Partner Program is launching with more than twenty participating companies.… Read More
Free access to information in jeopardy, says State of America’s Library Report - April 9, 2012
Publishers limiting library e-book lending, budget cuts and book challenges are just a few library trends of the past year that are placing free access to information in jeopardy. These trends as well as other are detailed in the 2012 State of America's Libraries Report recently released by the
Amazon launches Kindle Store with Spanish language e-books - April 6, 2012
Online books retailer Amazon.com, Inc., US, has announced a new Spanish-language e-book store within the Amazon.com Kindle Store, 'eBooks Kindle en Español'. It offers additional features for Spanish-speaking customers in the US, like extensive help pages, and phone and e-mail customer support… Read More
Nature Publishing Group releases linked data platform - April 5, 2012
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG), UK, has joined the linked data community by opening up access to its publication data via a linked data platform. NPG's Linked Data Platform is available at http://data.nature.com. The platform includes more than 20 million… Read More
Harper College partners with Blackboard to provide mobile access to campus services - April 4, 2012
Enterprise technology and innovative solutions provider Blackboard Inc, US, has announced a partnership with Harper College to provide information and mobile access to campus services with the ultimate goal of increasing graduation rates. Harper has adopted Blackboard Mobile Central as part of its long-term strategy to… Read More
Elsevier to integrate geological maps from the Society for Sedimentary Geology into Geofacets - April 3, 2012
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that it will integrate about 18,000 geological maps from the Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM) into its web-based research tool Geofacets. Based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, SEPM is home to some of the most esteemed journals and must-have resources for geological… Read More
