McGraw-Hill Education working with US govt. initiative to advance digital learning in schools - April 3, 2012
Officials from the US Department of Education (DoE) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently brought together leaders from the digital education industry to formulate a unified strategy for moving the nation’s K-12 classrooms into the digital age. Among the education and technology industry leaders… Read More
JISC invites humanities and social science researchers to participate in online survey - April 2, 2012
The UK’s JISC is inviting humanities and social science researchers to participate in an online survey (http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/oapenukresearcher) to help JISC Collections understand the future of the monograph. In an open access model the monograph is made freely available, but the process… Read More
Thomson Reuters publishes paper on latest lexicon of US healthcare reform - March 29, 2012
Business information provider Thomson Reuters, US, has published a new paper called ‘Vocabulary of Healthcare Reform’. The paper seeks to explain the new reform terminology along with insights to augment the definitions of these terms. In addition to comprehensive overview of the buzz words and… Read More
IEEE Computer Society launches iPad app for journal ‘Computer’ - March 29, 2012
The IEEE Computer Society has introduced a free iPad application for Computer, its flagship magazine. The app is designed to allow the Society to provide the magazine to mobile users and enhance the reading experience in many ways, including interviews with thought leaders, videos, slideshows,… Read More
Springer Science+Business Media launches new corporate platform – Springer for R&D - March 29, 2012
STM publisher Springer Science+Business Media has launched a new corporate platform, Springer for R&D, which provides access to over 5.6 million research documents, all optimised for specific corporate markets. Springer for R&D aims to become the primary resource destination for all new… Read More
Brazil and India set for greatest growth in e-book purchase, says Bowker research - March 28, 2012
Australia, India, the UK and the US are leading the world in e-book adoption rates, according to Bowker Market Research's Global eBook Monitor. The study tracks consumer attitudes to, and purchasing of, e-books in major world markets. Bowker Market Research is a service of Bowker, an… Read More
