Numérique Premium partners with Publishing Technology to launch customised ebook platform - September 23, 2013
Paris-based content aggregator Numérique Premium (a subsidiary of Nouveau Monde editions) has teamed up with Publishing Technology to launch a new, custom-built site for all its ebook content. Now live on Publishing Technology's pub2web platform, the Numérique Premium hub is the new home of all… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - September 23, 2013
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: David Crotty (CHORUS Comes Into Focus); Joe Wikert (In search of a better search); Martyn Daniels (So Who Will Pay The eBook VAT on 1st January 2015?); and Cristina Costa (Open peer review is a welcome step towards transparency, but… Read More
Elsevier launches Adaptive Quizzing solution to help nursing students better prepare for course exams and NCLEXExam - September 23, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the launch of Elsevier Adaptive Quizzing (EAQ), in collaboration with Learning Objects, Inc.'s Difference Engine. EAQ directly addresses the market need for a personalised quizzing tool that enables nursing students of all academic aptitude levels to better focus their study… Read More
3M Library Systems and Innovative Interfaces complete integration of eBook Lending Service with Encore discovery application - September 23, 2013
Library solutions provider 3M Library Systems and Innovative Interfaces have completed integration of 3M Cloud Library eBook Lending Service into Innovative's Encore discovery application. This latest integration success enables library users to have a seamless experience for 3M's extensive pool of eBooks,… Read More
OCLC and Plum Analytics partner to use WorldCat to measure impact of research - September 20, 2013
Computer library service OCLC has announced a partnership with Plum Analytics, an altmetrics organisation that develops analytical tools for scholars and researchers, to leverage WorldCat data to help researchers better analyse and measure the impact of their work. Plum Analytics provides a set of tools… Read More
Thomson Reuters new whitepaper reveals new strategies for navigating Big Data in the pharmaceutical industry - September 20, 2013
The IP & Science business of Thomson Reuters has released Big Data and the Needs of the Pharma Industry, a whitepaper offering new strategies for managing Big Data, most specifically by using an array of technologies to convert it into more meaningful,… Read More
