Publishing Technology set to launch iPhone and iPad App for IngentaConnect - April 21, 2010
Publishing-specific software solutions provider Publishing Technology plc, UK, has announced its forthcoming iPhone and iPad App for its flagship collection of e-publications - IngentaConnect. IngentaConnect hosts 4.5 million articles from 13,500 publications and has 2.5 million users. To coincide with IngentaConnect’s iphone and iPad App, development… Read More
Steve Miron to head Wiley’s global STMS business - April 21, 2010
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has announced the promotion of Steve Miron to the position of Senior Vice President, Scientific, Technical, Medical, and Scholarly, effective May 1, 2010. The announcement was made by William J. Pesce, President and CEO, and Stephen M. Smith, EVP &… Read More
Section Editors lead peer-review for BMC series journals - April 21, 2010
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced that its journals BMC Cancer, BMC Genomics, BMC Bioinformatics and BMC Neuroscience have begun operating under an enhanced editorial structure with the appointment of academic Editors to head up different sections of each journal. Under the new structure,… Read More
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Colleges delay iPad use over network stability issues - April 20, 2010
Apple Inc.'s iPad, lauded by many as the next wave in education technology, is reportedly having difficulty being accepted at the Princeton University and George Washington University due to network stability issues. Additionally, Cornell University is also facing connectivity problems with the device. The university also… Read More
Rise in digital textbooks sales to overhaul publishing processes, says Xplana study - April 20, 2010
Educational software and consulting services provider Xplana, US, has released a study titled ‘Digital Textbook Sales in US Higher Education – A Five-Year Projection’. According to the study, more than 18 percent of new textbook revenue in the higher education and career education markets will come… Read More
