Three US publishers, Apple charged with antitrust violations over e-books pricing - April 12, 2012
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott and 15 other US state attorneys general have charged three of the nation’s largest book publishers and Apple Inc. with conspiring to fix the sales prices of e-books. The states’ antitrust case, which was filed in federal court in Austin, cites… Read More
Pharmacy OneSource to host free webinar on CAUTI prevention - April 12, 2012
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, has announced that Pharmacy OneSource is hosting a complimentary webinar with Kelly Manning, RN, BSN, CIC in ‘A Multidisciplinary Approach to Preventing Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections.’ The webinar is scheduled for April 25, 2012, from 1:00… Read More
Simba Information releases fourth edition of Trade E-Book Publishing report series - April 12, 2012
Publishing forecast firm Simba Information, US, has released the fourth edition of its flagship Trade E-Book Publishing report series. According to the report, 17 percent of US adults have read at least one e-book in 2011, up from the 11 percent who did so in 2010.… Read More
SAGE continues its support for Campaign for Social Sciences initiative with new contribution - April 12, 2012
The Academy of Social Sciences marked the one-year anniversary of its Campaign for Social Science with over £100,000 in total donations. The objective of the Campaign is to be raising £250,000 per annum by 2016. Academic and professional publisher SAGE has promoted the Campaign since its… Read More
MarkLogic World 2012 to feature real-world Big Data success stories - April 12, 2012
Enterprise software firm MarkLogic Corporation, US, has announced that the forthcoming MarkLogic World 2012 event will include real-world Big Data success stories from over 30 customers and partners. The event, scheduled for May 1-3, 2012, will be held at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C.… Read More
JISC infoNet research reveals cost borne by universities for FOI requests - April 12, 2012
JISC infoNet, UK, has conducted research that reveals the true cost to a university of processing a freedom of information (FOI) request. The research shows that in the seven institutions surveyed, a FOI request takes a university an average of 5 hours 2 minutes to respond,… Read More
