Outsell, Inc. publishes new CEO Topics Report: Evaluating Automated Content Tools - August 17, 2015
Outsell, Inc., the research and advisory firm focused on media, information, and technology, has announced the publication of a new CEO Topics Report: Evaluating Automated Content Tools. The report shows how such technologies have made rapid advances and are now extending beyond content businesses to support… Read More
Wolters Kluwer to acquire Learner’s Digest International - August 17, 2015
Wolters Kluwer's Health Division has entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of Learner's Digest International, LLC, for $150 million in cash. Learner's Digest is a leading provider of independent continuing medical education (CME) to physicians in the US. Operationally, the company will become part of… Read More
The Surgery Journal introduces ‘Submit How You Want,’ a new, simplified submission policy for authors - August 17, 2015
The Surgery Journal (TSJ), launched in May 2015, has announced a new, simplified submission policy for authors: 'Submit How You Want.' As a reflection of TSJ's unique approach to questioning and improving established publishing models, authors who choose to submit their work to the journal will not be required… Read More
Australian ORCID Consortium Model released for comment and expressions of interest - August 17, 2015
ORCID, a researcher identifier solution which enables a wide range of improvements to the scholarly communications ecosystem, recently released an Australian ORCID Consortium Model for comment and expressions of interest. The Model was developed by the ORCID Working Group comprising representatives from Universities Australia (UA), Council… Read More
European consortium develops new approaches for dealing with Big Data - August 17, 2015
The new BigStorage project, funded by the European Union, will develop new approaches to deal with Big Data concepts over the next three years, from theoretical basic research to the development of complex infrastructures and software packages. As an Innovative Training Network (ITN) of the European… Read More
Cengage Learning, McGraw-Hill and Pearson Education sue textbook reseller - August 17, 2015
Three major education publishers - Cengage Learning, McGraw-Hill and Pearson Education - this week filed a copyright and trademark infringement suit against a US-based textbook reseller for allegedly importing and selling 'pirated' foreign editions of popular textbooks. … Read More
