Springer Book Archives now comprise 72,000 titles - April 9, 2013
STM publisher Springer has announced that the Springer Book Archives (SBA) now contain 72,000 eBooks. This news represents the latest developments in a project that seeks to digitise nearly every Springer book ever published, dating back to 1842 when the publishing company was founded. The announcement… Read More
CRC Press announces availability of the CRC Physical Constants of Organic Compounds app - April 9, 2013
CRC Press, a member of the Taylor and Francis Group, an informa business, has announced the immediate availability of a new mobile app that provides access to The CRC Physical Constants of Organic Compounds table from the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. The app is… Read More
DeepDyve selects Reprints Desk to expand access to full-text articles - April 8, 2013
Research Solutions company Reprints Desk, Inc., US, has announced a collaboration with DeepDyve Inc., an online rental service for scholarly and professional research articles. With this agreement, the companies seek to expand access to full-text articles for registered DeepDyve.com users by supplementing DeepDyve's existing article rental… Read More
Thomson Reuters to host tranSMART Community meeting - April 8, 2013
The IP & Science business of Thomson Reuters will host a tranSMART Community meeting in collaboration with the Pistoia Alliance and the tranSMART Foundation on April 10 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at the Thomson Reuters office at 22 Thomson Place, Boston. This meeting will… Read More
BISG study reveals correlation between genre preference and reading device selection - April 8, 2013
Multi-function tablets have become consumers' preferred e-reading devices, overtaking dedicated e-readers for the first time, according to the Book Industry Study Group (BISG)'s Consumer Attitudes Toward E-Book Reading survey. The survey is an ongoing study conducted with book research firm Bowker. Results from the first… Read More
edX collaborates with Stanford University to offer learning platform via open source - April 8, 2013
Stanford University and edX recently announced their collaboration to advance the development of edX's open source learning platform and provide free and open online learning tools for institutions around the world. edX is a not-for-profit online learning enterprise founded by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute… Read More
