Almost half of IT staff in HE are not involved in the delivery of transnational education by their own institution overseas, says report - January 20, 2015
Almost half of IT staff in higher education (HE) are not involved in the delivery of transnational education (TNE) by their own institution overseas, according to a joint report by Jisc and the Observatory of Borderless Higher Education (OBHE). The research – which was designed… Read More
CGG’s Multi-Physics Business Line now fully operational - January 20, 2015
CGG, a fully integrated Geoscience company, has confirmed that its new Multi-Physics Business Line is now up and running within its Acquisition Division. The new Business Line combines all of CGG's Airborne capabilities with its GravMag Solutions business. The Multi-Physics Business Line offers clients timely… Read More
Wolters Kluwer Health announces launch of UpToDate Anywhere in Japan - January 19, 2015
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health has announced the launch of UpToDate Anywhere in Japan. UpToDate Anywhere enables Japanese hospitals and healthcare organisations to provide clinicians with mobile access to UpToDate, the acclaimed evidence-based clinical decision support resource. Clinician usage of UpToDate nationwide is expected to… Read More
EBSCO Health and MEDCOM Inc. sign reseller agreement - January 19, 2015
EBSCO Health, part of EBSCO Information Services, has announced an agreement with MEDCOM Inc. A leader in nursing education for more than 50 years, MEDCOM produces online healthcare training courses designed to give nursing students, allied health students and nurses access to the latest nursing content.… Read More
NISO Publishes Recommended Practice on metadata indicators for accessibility and licensing of e-content - January 19, 2015
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has published a new Recommended Practice on Access License and Indicators (NISO RP-22-2015) that defines metadata to be used to indicate free-to-read content and a link to license terms for the use/re-use of that content. Developed by the NISO… Read More
Dr. John Morrison named new Editor-in-Chief of BrainFacts.org - January 19, 2015
Dr. John Morrison of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai began his term on January 1 as editor-in-chief of BrainFacts.org, a public information initiative of The Kavli Foundation, the Gatsby Charitable Foundation, and the Society for Neuroscience. Morrison joins an editorial board composed of… Read More
