JISC welcomes new report investigating costs and benefits of transitions in scholarly communications - April 11, 2011
The UK's Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) has welcomed the 'Heading for the open road: costs and benefits for transitions in scholarly communications report', which adds to the growing knowledge into the different publishing models for UK research. JISC co-funded the report with the Research… Read More
Autonomy unveils new search technology with embedded images and videos - April 11, 2011
Software vendor Autonomy, UK, has reportedly introduced a new search technology intended for smartphones and tablet computers. The technology embeds images and videos directly on top of the image of a real object on the user's display. Called Aurasma, the software… Read More
London Book Fair conference stresses on importance of discoverability for e-books - April 11, 2011
Enhanced e-books are dead, discoverability is the most important issue facing e-book vendors, while pricing strategies should be measured against other digital content, not physical books. These were the key themes that emerged from the recently concluded London Book Fair's Digital Conference, The Digital Now: Creating… Read More
LWW launches 9th edition of DeVita, Hellman, and Rosenberg’s Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology - April 11, 2011
Healthcare publisher Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW), part of Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has announced the publication of the Ninth Edition of DeVita, Hellman and Rosenberg's Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology. The publication is recognised as one of the most comprehensive oncology references in the… Read More
UBM Studios announces mobile support on iOS and Android-based tablets for virtual events - April 11, 2011
UBM Studios, a division of United Business Media Limited, has announced that it now offers support on iOS and Android-based tablet devices including video delivery through Ustream, Silverlight, YouTube, MP4 videos and InXpo's proprietary on-demand media player; and text chat supported through HTML. To deliver… Read More
Pharmacy OneSource to host free webinar on environmental sampling - April 11, 2011
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, has announced that Pharmacy OneSource, software-as-a-service provider of Simplifi 797, a quality assurance application, is hosting a complimentary webinar on environmental sampling. The webinar, 'What's Bugging You About USP 797 Environmental Sampling?,' is scheduled for April… Read More
