Knovel partners with Engineers Without Borders USA - December 13, 2012
Knovel, provider of a Web-based application integrating technical information with analytical and search tools, has announced a partnership with Engineers Without Borders USA (EWB-USA). EWB-USA is a non-profit humanitarian organisation established to support community-driven development programmes worldwide through partnerships that design and implement sustainable engineering projects.… Read More
IHS iSuppli report predicts significant fall in e-book readers market - December 13, 2012
After spectacular growth in the last few years, the e-book reader market is on an alarmingly precipitous decline, sent reeling by more nimble tablet devices that have gained the ardent patronage of consumers, according to an IHS iSuppli Consumer Electronics special report from information and analytics… Read More
Cengage Learning names Kevin Stone as Chief Sales and Marketing Officer - December 13, 2012
Cengage Learning, US-based provider of teaching, learning and research solutions, has announced the appointment of Kevin Stone as Executive Vice President and Chief Sales and Marketing Officer. He will be based in Boston, MA, and will serve on the company's executive team, reporting to Michael Hansen,… Read More
Siberian Regional Universities Consortium in deal with Elsevier for access to ScienceDirect and Scopus - December 13, 2012
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced its official collaboration with the Siberian Regional Universities Consortium, providing 9 universities in Central Siberia with access to ScienceDirect and Scopus beginning in 2013. This will provide Siberian researchers with access to research literature from around the world, allowing them… Read More
InnoCentive and Scientific American partner to facilitate open innovation - December 13, 2012
Science magazine Scientific American and InnoCentive, Inc., the global leader in open innovation, crowdsourcing, and prize competitions, have announced a partnership for an online hub that seeks to help science enthusiasts solve global scientific problems. The Scientific American Open Innovation Pavilion, scheduled to go live in… Read More
Digital Science Press to preserve UroToday International Journal with Portico - December 12, 2012
Non-profit electronic archiving service provider Portico, US, has announced an agreement with Digital Science Press to preserve the latter's UroToday International Journal. Through this agreement, Digital Science Press seeks to ensure that its e-journals will be preserved and available for future scholars, researchers, and students. … Read More
