Gale revamps popular product lines to create a unified, improved and mobile-optimised user experience - February 6, 2015
Gale, part of Cengage Learning, will introduce a number of enhancements to its most widely-used product lines – GVRL, InfoTrac and In Context, including the optimisation for mobile devices through responsive design. The adoption of a common design and toolset across all products will provide a… Read More
Department Of Justice not to challenge IEEE’s proposal to update patent policy - February 5, 2015
The US' Department of Justice has announced that it will not challenge a proposal by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE) to update the IEEE Standards Association's (IEEE-SA) patent policy. That policy governs the incorporation of patented technology in… Read More
Ninth Annual Knovel Academic Challenge begins - February 4, 2015
The Ninth Annual Knovel Academic Challenge launched on February 2nd providing an opportunity for thousands of students at hundreds of academic institutions worldwide to compete to win prizes. The Knovel Academic Challenge, hosted by Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and… Read More
Association of Canadian Publishers and Ingram Content Group develop digital to print program for publishers - February 4, 2015
Ingram Content Group Inc. and the Association of Canadian Publishers (ACP) have announced a digital to print program, offered through Ingram's Lightning Source Inc. that gives ACP member publishers tools to easily convert digital books to physical books and print and distribute them to booksellers and… Read More
Oklahoma State University Libraries select Ex Libris Alma and Primo - February 3, 2015
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that Oklahoma State University (OSU), together with the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical (A&M) College System of 11 universities and colleges, has selected Ex Libris Alma for next-generation resource management services and Ex Libris Primo® for unified resource… Read More
McGraw-Hill Education appoints Dr. Heath Morrison as Senior Vice President of Government Affairs - February 3, 2015
Learning science company McGraw-Hill Education has announced that Dr. Heath Morrison will be joining the company as senior vice president of government affairs. In this role, he will be responsible for representing the company's government-related opportunities before federal and state legislators and regulators and representatives of… Read More