Digital media is preferred studying mode for college students, says CourseSmart survey - May 24, 2012
Digital course materials supplier CourseSmart LLC, US, has announced the results of a survey revealing college students' growing reliance on technology. The survey of more than 500 currently enrolled college students found that nearly all college students (98 percent) who own a device have used it… Read More
Max Klein named OCLC Research Wikipedian in Residence - May 24, 2012
Library information provider OCLC Research, US, has announced that Max Klein has been appointed as the Wikipedian in Residence, a three-month position at the company's San Mateo, California office until the end of August 2012. A Wikipedian in Residence, as defined by Wikipedia, is a… Read More
Techstreet’s new online marketplace to provide oil and gas engineers with access to API publications and technical standards - May 23, 2012
Techstreet, a Thomson Reuters Intellectual Property & Science business, has announced a new online marketplace for the American Petroleum Institute (API), designed to provide oil and gas engineers with immediate access to API best-in-class publications and technical standards. Techstreet created the architecture and is hosting the… Read More
Australia, one of the leading markets for e-book adoption, says Bowker research - May 23, 2012
Australia is one of the leading markets for e-book adoption, according to Bowker Market Research's Global eBook Monitor. The study tracks consumer attitudes to and purchasing of e-books in 10 major world markets. Bowker Market Research is a service of Bowker, an affiliated business of ProQuest.… Read More
Freedonia Group’s Focus Reports Collection now searchable via EBSCO Discovery Service - May 23, 2012
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing, US, has announced that the Freedonia Group's Focus Reports Collection providing the US, world and international country specific market research reports will now be searchable via EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS). A new agreement adds Freedonia's extensive and reliable research… Read More
TBI Communications announces beta launch of Sales Management Dashboard - May 23, 2012
TBI Communications, a UK-based strategic marketing consultancy for scholarly publishers, has announced the beta launch of the Sales Management Dashboard (SMD). SMD is a new tool designed for publishers, societies and other content providers with multiple sales agency relationships to help them understand and manage… Read More