University Book Store launches in-store textbook rental programme - September 24, 2012
University Book Store, a US-based independent bookstore, has announced the launch of an in-store textbook rental service at its U District, Tacoma, Bothell and Health Sciences locations. The new programme is seen to complement its online rental programme, which has been available for two years now.… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - September 24, 2012
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Phil Davis (Is PubMed Central Complementing or Competing with Journal Publishers?); Joe Wikert (Neutralizing Amazon); Michelle C. Hamilton, Margaret M. Janz and Alexandra Hauser (Can librarians trust resources found on Google Scholar? Yes… and no); David Meyer (Open data: Is… Read More
Elsevier enhances ScienceDirect’s eBook content with the addition of digitised foundational book titles across seven key scientific disciplines - September 21, 2012
STM Publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the digitising of its Legacy Collection in seven disciplines, expanding its content on ScienceDirect. With the addition of the Legacy Collection to ScienceDirect, highly relevant, scientific books from the mid-20th century to the present will be accessible online as early… Read More
National League for Nursing partners with Lippincott Williams & Wilkins to expand publishing reach - September 21, 2012
The National League for Nursing (NLN) has announced a partnership with Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW), part of Wolters Kluwer Health, to expand the scope and reach of its publishing. LWW will be the exclusive distributor of print and e-books for the NLN, and will provide… Read More
EBSCO Publishing wins Bronze at Chief Learning Officer 2012 Learning In Practice Awards - September 21, 2012
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, has been named the Bronze winner at the Chief Learning Officer (CLO) Learning in Practice Awards for Excellence in Content Category. EBSCO, a provider of online resources for research and corporate training, has made online information resources… Read More
MDM publishes reports on guidelines for modeling in healthcare research - September 21, 2012
Academic publisher SAGE, US, and the Society for Medical Decision Making have announced the release of seven new reports that will reportedly have a significant impact on modelling techniques in healthcare research and medical decision making. The reports have been published in a special issue of… Read More
