BISG study reveals correlation between genre preference and reading device selection - April 8, 2013
Multi-function tablets have become consumers' preferred e-reading devices, overtaking dedicated e-readers for the first time, according to the Book Industry Study Group (BISG)'s Consumer Attitudes Toward E-Book Reading survey. The survey is an ongoing study conducted with book research firm Bowker. Results from the first… Read More
edX collaborates with Stanford University to offer learning platform via open source - April 8, 2013
Stanford University and edX recently announced their collaboration to advance the development of edX's open source learning platform and provide free and open online learning tools for institutions around the world. edX is a not-for-profit online learning enterprise founded by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute… Read More
NISO publishes Recommended Practice for Institutional Identifier - April 8, 2013
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has announced the publication of a new Recommended Practice: Institutional Identification: Identifying Organizations in the Information Supply Chain. This Recommended Practice describes the work done by the NISO Institutional Identifier (I²) Working Group to define the requirements for a standard… Read More
Annual Reviews unveils new journal for animal scientists - April 8, 2013
Annual Reviews, the non-profit publisher that synthesises critical research literature, has announced the new Annual Review of Animal Biosciences journal. The journal was created to address the enormous wealth of new knowledge brought about by biotechnology, and the characterisation of the genomes and transcriptomes of domesticated… Read More
DeepDyve selects Reprints Desk to expand access to full-text articles - April 8, 2013
Research Solutions company Reprints Desk, Inc., US, has announced a collaboration with DeepDyve Inc., an online rental service for scholarly and professional research articles. With this agreement, the companies seek to expand access to full-text articles for registered DeepDyve.com users by supplementing DeepDyve's existing article rental… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - April 8, 2013
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Phil Davis (PubMed Central Reduces Publisher Traffic, Study Shows); Kane Hsieh (Why Do We Keep Making Ebooks Like Paper Books?); Evolution News and Views (Will Open-Access Publishing Break the Darwinist Stranglehold?); Kent Anderson (The Lens We Look Through — Are… Read More
