Texas A&M University-San Antonio selects Ingram’s VitalSource for integrated e-Textbook delivery - February 2, 2011
Vital Source Technologies, Inc., part of Ingram Content Group Inc, US, has announced an agreement with Texas A&M University-San Antonio (TAMU-SA). TAMU-SA has selected VitalSource Bookshelf as its format of choice for e-textbook delivery for students. TAMU-SA, one of the latest institutions in The Texas… Read More
Attention Subscribers – www.myscoope.com lets you access Knowledgespeak using your mobile devices - February 2, 2011
Mobile access for Knowledgespeak is now available via our new beta application, SCOOPE STM Mobile. Subscribers on the move can now gain easy access to Knowledgespeak through a reader-friendly mobile phone interface. This application is uniquely available in two versions:… Read More
Wiley launches new programme of Open Access journals - February 2, 2011
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, US, has announced the launch of Wiley Open Access, a new publishing programme of open access journals. The first journals will launch shortly, publishing primary peer-reviewed research in a range of broad-based subject disciplines in the life and biomedical sciences, including… Read More
Android overtakes Symbian as leading smart phone platform, says Canalys report - February 2, 2011
Research firm Canalys, UK, recently published its final fourth quarter 2010 global country-level smart phone market data, which reportedly says that Google's Android has become the leading platform. Shipments of Android-based smart phones reached 32.9 million, while devices running Nokia's Symbian platform trailed slightly at 31.0… Read More
Apple seen to be increasing control over App Store - February 2, 2011
Computer and software firm Apple Inc., US, is reportedly further tightening its control of the App Store. According to reports published in the New York Times, Apple has advised some application developers, including Sony, that they can no longer sell e-books within… Read More
Elsevier and IDBS announce interoperability between IDBS E-WorkBook Suite and Reaxys - February 2, 2011
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, and IDBS, a global provider of innovative enterprise data management, analytics and modeling solutions, have announced that Reaxys is now interoperable with the IDBS E-WorkBook Suite. The partnership creates a new mechanism that integrates best-in-class chemistry content from journals and patents with… Read More
