McGraw-Hill Education ties up with Magna Publications to launch Learning Institute - February 13, 2013
McGraw-Hill Education has announced the launch of McGraw-Hill Learning Institute. The initiative is a professional development programme created to keep institutions and instructors up-to-date on the latest education technologies and provide guidance in determining which emerging technologies and best practices are right for their needs. As… Read More
PeerJ publishes first articles - February 13, 2013
PeerJ, a new academic journal publisher, founded on the principles of affordability, innovation, and Open Access, has published its first articles. PeerJ, launched by Jason Hoyt (formerly at Mendeley and Stanford University) and Peter Binfield (formerly at PLOS ONE), has been shaped from the premise… Read More
California State University, Sacramento, selects Ex Libris Alma Library Management Service - February 13, 2013
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced that California State University, Sacramento ("Sacramento State"), has selected the Alma unified library management solution. The University Library at Sacramento State will consolidate library operations under Alma, which will replace a number of systems: the Innovative… Read More
Geological maps from SEG now discoverable and downloadable through Elsevier’s Geofacets research tool - February 12, 2013
STM Publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, and the Society of Economic Geologists (SEG) have announced the inclusion of maps from SEG's flagship Economic Geology journal into Geofacets, Elsevier's research tool for geoscientists working in exploration. The joint effort means that geoscientists in the metals and mining, and oil… Read More
JBI’s EBP Management and Assessment tools made available via Ovid - February 12, 2013
Information services provider Wolters Kluwer Health has announced that its Ovid platform now supports healthcare institutions who want to attain the Joanna Briggs Institute's (JBI) Endorsement programme promoting high standards of evidence-based practice and policy. WK Health is the exclusive distribution channel for the JBI's complete… Read More
Society for Scholarly Publishing launches new website - February 12, 2013
The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) has announced the redesign and launch of its new website, accessible at www.sspnet.org. Easier navigation; a cleaner, mobile-ready design; more streamlined event registration and login procedures; as well as a more friendly user interface were the… Read More
