iThenticate report examines reasons for dramatic rise in plagiarism - March 14, 2012
Turnitin, the US-based creator of iThenticate and other web-based plagiarism prevention tools, has announced the release of a new report titled 'True Costs of Research Misconduct.' The report explores the reasons for the dramatic rise in research misconduct over the past decade and defines four distinct… Read More
Woodhead Publishing acquires list of published and forthcoming books from Biohealthcare Publishing - March 14, 2012
Scientific and technical publisher Woodhead Publishing Limited, UK, has announced the acquisition of the list of published and forthcoming books from Biohealthcare Publishing (Oxford) Limited. The list will in future be published under the Woodhead Publishing imprint as a biomedical series and will be available both… Read More
Association of American University Presses and CCC announce referral partnership - March 14, 2012
Non-profit copyright licensing solutions provider Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), US, has announced a referral partnership with the Association of American University Presses (AAUP). Under the deal, AAUP's members can protect copyrighted assets and earn revenue from their online content using CCC's RightsLink service at a… Read More
Ex Libris announces three additions to the bX suite of usage-based services - March 14, 2012
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced the addition of three new services to the suite of bX usage-based services. Released in 2009, the first member of the bX suite - the bX article recommender - is deployed in over one thousand institutions… Read More
East Carolina School of Dental Medicine selects Ingram’s VitalSource for e-textbook solution - March 14, 2012
Ingram Content Group Inc., US, has announced that the East Carolina School of Dental Medicine has selected its e-textbook management and distribution platform, VitalSource, as a cornerstone of its new e-learning environment for dental students. Vital Source worked directly with leading education publishers to develop… Read More
Projects In Knowledge launches free point-of-care resource on Non-small-cell lung cancer - March 13, 2012
Projects In Knowledge (PIK), a provider of cutting-edge educational programmes for physicians and other clinicians, has launched its latest free app for iPhone and iPad: Living Medical eTextbook: Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Edition. This point-of-care clinical tool enables oncologists and other clinicians to keep abreast of critical… Read More
