McGraw-Hill Education acquires Area9 - February 7, 2014
Digital learning company McGraw-Hill Education, US, has acquired Area9 Aps, an adaptive learning company, which the company has partnered with to deliver personalised learning experiences through technology since 2007. In January 2013, McGraw-Hill Education purchased a 20 percent equity stake in Area9. The latest agreement covers… Read More
ProQuest Statistical Abstract named SIIA Content CODiE award winner for Best General Reference Service - February 7, 2014
ProQuest® Statistical Abstract of the United States is the winner of the 2014 SIIA CODiE Content Award for Best General Reference Service. Representing the information industry's best products and technologies, this solution is a comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organisation of… Read More
Popke Huizinga appointed director of IOS Press - February 7, 2014
STM publisher IOS Press, Netherlands, has announced the appointment of Popke Huizinga as Director, effective February 1. The announcement was made by Dr. Einar Fredriksson during Huizinga's 20th anniversary celebration on February 4th. Dr. Fredriksson will stay involved in the day to day business of… Read More
SHARE releases Notification System Project Plan - February 7, 2014
The SHared Access Research Ecosystem (SHARE) - a joint initiative of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the Association of American Universities (AAU), and the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) – has released the SHARE Notification System Project Plan. The plan details the first… Read More
ATTD names Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics as its official journal - February 7, 2014
Publisher Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers, US, has announced that the Advanced Technologies & Treatments for Diabetes (ATTD) Conference has selected Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics (DTT) as its official journal. Edited by Dr. Satish Garg, DTT is published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers. ATTD… Read More
New cloud solution for externalized life science research and development redefines collaboration and creativity - February 7, 2014
Accelrys, Inc., a provider of scientific innovation lifecycle management solutions, has announced the launch of ScienceCloud, a new SaaS-based information management and collaboration workspace. ScienceCloud advances collaborative drug discovery with a new generation of integrated applications built on a scalable, cloud-based scientific platform. With no software… Read More
