Wolters Kluwer Health launches Lippincott’s NCLEX-RN PassPoint, powered by PrepUTM - October 17, 2013
Information and point-of-care solutions provider Wolters Kluwer Health has introduced Lippincott's NCLEX-RN PassPoint, powered by PrepUTM. This adaptive learning and exam prep tool for nursing students simulates the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN®) with comprehensive, adaptive practice exams, and includes access to thousands… Read More
BMJ journal editors to no longer consider research funded by tobacco industry - October 17, 2013
Editors of The BMJ, Heart, Thorax, and BMJ Open have said that they will no longer consider for publication any study that is partly or wholly funded by the tobacco industry. Writing on bmj.com, the editors said that the new policy… Read More
Endocrine Surgeon Dr. Gerard Doherty appointed Editor of video journal, VideoEndocrinology - October 17, 2013
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers and the American Thyroid Association have announced that Dr. Gerard M. Doherty, the James Utley Professor of Surgery and Chair, Department of Surgery at Boston University School of Medicine and Surgeon-in-Chief at Boston Medical Center, has been named Editor of VideoEndocrinology,… Read More
Maney Publishing in deal with Maruzen to offer its E-journal collections to customers in Japan - October 17, 2013
Academic publisher Maney Publishing has entered into an agreement with Maruzen to act as a non-exclusive sales agent for its MORE (Maney Online Research E-journal) Collections throughout Japan. The MORE E-journal Collections provide libraries and consortia with the greatest breadth of content for their users… Read More
Copyright Clearance Center Expands Republication Service - October 17, 2013
Licensing and content solutions provider Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC) has announced enhancements to its Republication Service, streamlining the process to buy and sell permission to republish content from the world's most sought-after journals, books, newspapers and other information sources. To help publishers better serve… Read More
McGraw-Hill Education unveils first adaptive math placement platform - October 17, 2013
Digital learning company McGraw-Hill Education, US, has launched ALEKS Placement, Preparation and Learning, the first adaptive, open-response placement and remediation tool for higher education. ALEKS Placement, Preparation and Learning uses adaptive technology to quickly and accurately assess students' knowledge to place them in the college math… Read More
