ProQuest announces beta launch of new ebook platform – ProQuest Ebook Central - June 25, 2015
ProQuest has announced the launch of the beta program for its eagerly anticipated new ebook platform - ProQuest Ebook Central ™. The new ebook platform integrates key elements from both ebrary and EBL - Ebook Library, along with all-new functionality, eliminating the complexities surrounding ebooks and… Read More
IPR License appoints Antonella Pearce as BDM - June 25, 2015
IPR License, the global rights and licensing trading platform, has appointed Antonella Pearce from the Publishers Licensing Society (PLS) to take on the role of Business Development Manager. Antonella joins IPR from PLS where she worked as Publishers Relations Manager and was the key contact… Read More
DynaMed Plus now features Micromedex Medication Management and Lab Recommendation resources from Truven Health Analytics - June 24, 2015
Clinical decision support solutions provider EBSCO Health and Truven Health Analytics have announced that Micromedex Medication Management and Lab Recommendation resources are now featured in DynaMed Plus, a cross-platform evidence-based clinical decision support tool for physicians and other medical professionals introduced earlier… Read More
Primo Central Index to cover Wanfang Data Content in Chinese - June 24, 2015
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris® Group has announced that the metadata of e-journals, dissertations, conference papers, and gazetteers hosted by Wanfang Data will be indexed in the Ex Libris Primo Central Index of scholarly electronic resources. As a result, this extensive content from Wanfang Data… Read More
SAGE, Credo, Gale, and IEEE publically disclose their support for the Open Discovery Initiative - June 24, 2015
In the cooperative spirit of the National Information Standards Organization (NISO), four leading academic content providers - Credo; Gale, a part of Cengage Learning; IEEE; and SAGE - publically disclosed their support for the Open Discovery Initiative (ODI).… Read More
Digital instructional materials gaining ground in Science/STEM Education, says new EMR/Simba Information study - June 23, 2015
The national trend of shifting to the use of digital instructional materials in the classroom is affecting science/STEM education, according to findings in Science/STEM Market 2015, a new study from Education Market Research (EMR)/Simba Information. EMR's survey data indicates that the market share owned by… Read More
