Lippincott Professional Development gets sleek user interface and adds more JCR approved courses - April 2, 2014
Information and point-of-care solutions provider Wolters Kluwer Health introduced a sleek new user interface and an abundance of new Joint Commission Resources (JCR)-approved courses for Lippincott Professional Development, an online education solution for practicing nurses and clinicians. Synonymous with high-quality, evidence-based content, Lippincott Professional Development helps… Read More
ProQuest joins libraries in schools, campuses and communities nationwide in celebrating National Library Week - April 2, 2014
Information resources and technologies provider ProQuest, US, joins libraries in schools, campuses and communities nationwide in celebrating National Library Week (April 13-19). The company will provide free access to a rich assortment of databases available through library web sites. Libraries can access these resources here and… Read More
McGraw-Hill Education enables teachers to customise content with launch of ‘Create’ digital publishing tool for K-12 education - April 2, 2014
McGraw-Hill Education has introduced its popular custom-publishing tool, Create, to the K-12 market to meet the needs of teachers seeking learning solutions that are tailored to the way they teach. Originally developed for higher education, Create's platform will now provide K-12 teachers with access to… Read More
Corrigendum - April 2, 2014
This is with reference to the news alert titled "Updated white paper for publishers 'Selling to Academic and Corporate Libraries in Latin America' now available for download" covered in the News Section of Knowledgespeak (dated 1, April 2014). Readers may please note that the news article has been revised due… Read More
Jisc, Wellcome Trust welcome UK funding bodies’ open access policy - April 1, 2014
Jisc has welcomed the announcement by Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), the Scottish Funding Council, the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales and the Department for Employment and Learning that from 2016 they will expect all articles submitted to the Research Excellence Framework (REF),… Read More
Updated white paper for publishers ‘Selling to Academic and Corporate Libraries in Latin America’ now available for download - April 1, 2014
Publishers attempting to sell to Latin American libraries face very different challenges to those selling within Europe and North America. These emerging markets require different sales and marketing techniques in order to be successful. An updated white paper for publishers entitled, "Selling to Academic and Corporate Libraries in Latin America,"… Read More
