Seventy two institutions join beta programme for cloud-based learning object repository from Blackboard - November 7, 2012
Enterprise technology and innovative solutions provider Blackboard Inc., US, has announced that seventy two institutions have joined the company in a beta programme for xpLor, a cloud-based learning object repository that will be the industry's first to support multiple learning management systems (LMS). The beta is… Read More
Northern New England Accountable Care Collaborative selects Gold Standard Drug Database - November 6, 2012
Elsevier's Gold Standard, a drug information provider, has announced that the Northern New England Accountable Care Collaborative, LLC, (NNEACC) has selected the Gold Standard Drug Database to deliver current and accurate drug data and drug decision support. Co-founded by Dartmouth Hitchcock, Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems, Maine… Read More
Springer to acquire Papers - November 6, 2012
STM publisher Springer Science+Business Media has reached an agreement to acquire Mekentosj BV and Livfe Ltd, developers of the leading reference manager software Papers. Papers allows researchers to organise, use, share and cite their research literature more effectively. Papers radically improves the way researchers handle… Read More
Wiley launches new OA journal – Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine - November 6, 2012
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, has announced the launch of Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine (MGGM), a new Wiley Open Access journal. Under the leadership of Editor-in-Chief Dr. Maximilian Muenke, the journal will provide rapid dissemination of high-quality research in all areas of human,… Read More
LWW releases fourth edition of McGlamry’s Comprehensive Textbook of Foot and Ankle Surgery - November 6, 2012
Healthcare publisher Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW), part of Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has published the fourth edition of McGlamry's Comprehensive Textbook of Foot and Ankle Surgery, the definitive reference text in the field of podiatry. The first new edition in 11 years, McGlamry's continues to… Read More
McGraw-Hill Education launches Digital Learning Partnership Program - November 6, 2012
McGraw-Hill Education, a division of the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., US, has announced the creation of its Digital Learning Partnership Program, which encourages colleges and universities to transition to digital in ways that promote deeper learning, better pass rates and higher rates of retention. The new programme,… Read More
