McGraw-Hill Education and University of Minnesota partnership creates new business model to make e-books scalable at university level - May 14, 2012
Education materials publisher McGraw-Hill Education, US, has a new partnership with the University of Minnesota Bookstores. The partnership allows the company to provide e-books to large numbers of students at reduced prices, helping to make college more affordable and improve student performance. Through this two-year… Read More
Emerald becomes Academic Partner of the Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship - May 14, 2012
Academic publisher Emerald Group Publishing Limited, UK, has announced that it is now the official Academic Partner of the Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE). This formal partnership, which is the result of a strong and collaborative working relationship between the two organisations, is set… Read More
ARL endorses VRA Statement on the Fair Use of Images for Teaching, Research, and Study - May 14, 2012
The Board of Directors of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) recently voted to endorse the Visual Resources Association’s (VRA) Statement on the Fair Use of Images for Teaching, Research, and Study. The VRA Statement is a clear and concise statement of best practices around a… Read More
Thieme publishes ‘Pocket Atlas of Spine Surgery’ - May 14, 2012
STM publisher Thieme Publishing Group, Germany, has announced the publication of the ‘Pocket Atlas of Spine Surgery.’ According to the National Center for Health Statistics, nearly one million spinal surgeries are performed each year in the US alone. New surgeons in the neurosurgery and orthopaedic… Read More
IFLA releases downloadable version of background paper on e-lending - May 14, 2012
At a recent meeting, the governing board of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) endorsed a background paper on digital lending. The paper is now available in a downloadable version. The IFLA governing board had appointed a working group to draft the background… Read More
‘Map of Life’ project aims to show distribution of all plants, animals on planet - May 14, 2012
A research team involving Yale University and the University of Colorado Boulder has developed a first public demonstration version of its ‘Map of Life’, a web-based endeavour designed to show the distribution of all living plants and animals on the planet. The demonstration version allows… Read More
