Cengage Learning acquires Learning Objects - September 23, 2015
Cengage Learning, a global education company, has announced the acquisition of Learning Objects, a Washington, D.C.-based education technology company. Learning Objects powers innovative, customised and adaptive online learning programs and courses to higher education institutions through its state-of-the-art learning platform and instructional design services. With… Read More
Society of American Foresters partners with Editage for manuscript preparation services - September 23, 2015
Editage, English-language editing and publication support services provider, has announced a partnership with the Society of American Foresters (SAF), a scientific and educational organisation representing the forestry profession in the United States and the largest professional society for foresters worldwide. Through a co-branded author services… Read More
National Library of New Zealand selects OCLC to host Te Puna Services - September 23, 2015
The National Library of New Zealand has selected OCLC to host Te Puna Services, a collection of online tools and services created with New Zealand librarians to support daily workflows in searching, cataloguing, resource sharing and managing collections. OCLC has previously… Read More
Reference management tools essential to scientific and technical publishers’ customer strategy, reveals Simba report - September 22, 2015
A recent report from media and publishing intelligence firm Simba Information reveals that reference management tools such as Mendeley and ReadCube only generate 1% to 2% of scientific and technical journal sales, but publishers are betting on them in a big way to build deeper relationships… Read More
UpToDate accepted by the Turkish Medical Association for Continuing Medical Education - September 22, 2015
The Health division of Wolters Kluwer, a global provider of information and point of care solutions for the healthcare industry, has announced that UpToDate®, its acclaimed clinical decision support resource, is recognised as a Continuing Medical Education (CME)/Continuing Professional Development (CPD) resource by the Turkish Medical… Read More
University of Economics in Slovakia opts for EBSCO Discovery Service to broaden search experience for researchers - September 22, 2015
EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) has announced that the University of Economics in Bratislava, Slovakia, has implemented EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) as its discovery tool. The university was looking to deliver the best possible search for its students and after evaluating discovery services over the past two… Read More