Serials Solutions and NetAdvance partner to make content in JapanKnowledge discoverable via the Summon discovery service - June 10, 2013
Serials Solutions, a ProQuest business, is working with NetAdvance to make content in JapanKnowledge discoverable via the Summon discovery service. Metadata for 13 reference titles from the largest and most reliable provider of Japanese-language content, including encyclopaedias, dictionaries and citation indexes will be indexed and available… Read More
Use of social media in academia growing significantly year on year, says new survey - June 10, 2013
A new survey of colleges across Scotland shows that social media, and particularly YouTube, has firmly entered the learning environment as teaching and learning tools, with its use growing significantly year on year. In the 2012 ETNA (Enhanced Training Needs Analysis) survey, carried out by the Read More
Oxford University Press to publish new Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology - June 10, 2013
Academic publisher Oxford University Press has announced the publication of the Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology (JSSAM), sponsored by the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) and the American Statistical Association (ASA). The journal, available in print and online, is edited by Joe Sedransk,… Read More
ICIS acquires carbon market analytics company Tschach Solutions GmbH - June 10, 2013
ICIS, a global provider of energy market information and a division of Reed Business Information, has announced an agreement to acquire Tschach Solutions GmbH, a specialist carbon market analytics company based in Karlsruhe, Germany. The company has quickly established a strong reputation for carbon market… Read More
Cambridge University Press announces major restructure of academic business - June 10, 2013
Academic publisher Cambridge University Press has reportedly announced the first major restructure of its academic business for more than 20 years. The initiative will see the Press combine its books and journals departments and also create a new 'global' board. According… Read More
MLIS student at McGill University bags 2013 Roger K. Summit Scholarship award - June 10, 2013
Information resources and technologies provider ProQuest, US, has awarded the 2013 Roger K. Summit Scholarship to Allana Mayer, an MLIS student at McGill University in Montreal. The scholarship – named in honour of Dialog founder Roger K. Summit, a pioneer in developing online information retrieval services… Read More
