Japan retains top rank in Nature Publishing Index 2011 Asia-Pacific - March 23, 2012
Japan retains its scientific leadership in the Asia-Pacific in 2011, according to the Nature Publishing Index 2011 Asia-Pacific. It is a strong performance, given the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, which caused over $1 billion damage to science infrastructure in the nation. Japan is the most productive of the Asia-Pacific… Read More
Encyclopedia Britannica now searchable via EBSCO Discovery Service - March 23, 2012
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, has announced that Encyclopedia Britannica has agreed to join the list of content providers for EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS). The agreement between EBSCO Publishing and Britannica Digital Learning adds metadata to the EDS Base Index and allows full… Read More
Pearson Higher Education launches Readypoint Nursing to prepare Nurses for practice - March 23, 2012
Pearson Higher Education has announced a major investment in nursing education with the launch of Readypoint Nursing. Readypoint Nursing is the first programme to fully integrate learning with assessment to help ensure that students are prepared not only for professional licensure but to launch their careers… Read More
Design Science upgrades MathFlow product line - March 23, 2012
Enterprise software vendor Design Science, Inc., US, has announced the release of a major upgrade to its MathFlow product line. MathFlow is a set of components that are widely used to add math editing, display and accessibility to publishing and editorial systems, elearning and assessment applications,… Read More
The American Mathematical Society and CLOCKSS announce preservation deal - March 23, 2012
The CLOCKSS Archive has partnered with the American Mathematical Society to preserve their ejournals and ebooks in CLOCKSS's geographically and geopolitically distributed network of redundant archive nodes, located at 12 major research libraries around the world. By archiving with CLOCKSS, the American Mathematical Society has… Read More
MarkLogic unveils enhancements to worldwide partner programme - March 23, 2012
Data analytics products firm MarkLogic Corporation, US, has announced enhancements to its partner programme, including a number of new services, a new tiered programme, and an improved partner portal. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), an India-based IT services, consulting and business solutions organisation, and MarkLogic are… Read More
