Safari Books Online unveils free iPad app – Safari To Go - November 8, 2010
Safari Books Online, a US-based e-reference joint venture between publishers O'Reilly Media, Inc. and Pearson Technology Group, has announced that it is offering a free app for Apple's iPad which allows subscribers of Safari Books Online to view book content in their library. Subscribers will also… Read More
McGraw-Hill Education acquires Starting Out, Inc - November 8, 2010
Education materials publisher McGraw-Hill Education, US, has announced the acquisition of Starting Out, Inc., a publisher of life-skills learning, and workplace readiness information for the education, workforce, and corrections markets. This acquisition is expected to significantly strengthen McGraw-Hill Education's position as a leading provider of… Read More
Purdue University unveils ‘Impact: Earth!’ asteroid impact effects calculator - November 8, 2010
Purdue University recently unveiled 'Impact: Earth!' a new website that allows anyone to calculate the potential damage a comet or asteroid would cause if it hit the Earth. The interactive website claims to be scientifically accurate enough to be used by homeland security and NASA, but… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - November 8, 2010
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Phil Davis (Ghosts in the Machine - The Industry of Medical Authorship); Joe Wikert (eBooks: Lending vs. Reselling); Kent Anderson (Do Students Really Prefer Print Books to E-Books?); and David Rothman (Why We Can't Afford Not to Create a Well-Stocked… Read More
Attention Subscribers – www.myscoope.com lets you access Knowledgespeak using your mobile devices - November 8, 2010
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
Online Information 2010 exhibition and free seminar programme announced - November 5, 2010
Incisive Media, the UK-based organiser of the Online Information 2010 conference, has announced that the Online Information 2010 will play host to a wide range of international exhibitors covering content management, search solutions, social media, ePublishing solutions, content resources and library management. The event is scheduled… Read More
