Digital literacy is key to unlocking the value of online resources, says HEA and JISC report - September 5, 2011
The UK's Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) and The Higher Education Academy have released a new report 'The value of reuse of open educational resources,' which highlights the need to support learners and academic staff alike in the referencing and the reuse of online resources. … Read More
UK’s National Archives releases application interface for 11 million records - September 5, 2011
The National Archives, the official archive of the UK government, has reportedly made details of 11 million records available through an application programming interface (API) it published as part of an ongoing programme to get more official records online. The API… Read More
Thieme launches new illustrated Review Series - September 5, 2011
STM publisher Thieme Publishing Group, Germany, has announced that its new illustrated Review Series serves as an important dual purpose for medical students - both concise course review and high-yield USMLE test preparation. Covering all the basic science subjects taken in medical school and those… Read More
BioMed Central to exhibit at 17th WONCA Europe Conference - September 5, 2011
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced that the company will be exhibiting at the 17th WONCA Europe Conference in Warsaw, Poland, scheduled for September 8-11, 2011. The theme of this year's conference is 'Family Medicine - Practice, Science and Art'. The programme includes… Read More
CRC Press announces publication of Physical Properties of Materials, 2nd edition - September 5, 2011
CRC Press, a US-based publisher of technical and scientific works and a member of Taylor & Francis Group, has announced the publication of the Second Edition of Physical Properties of Materials by Professor Mary Anne White and a companion website that complements the book (www.physicalpropertiesofmaterials.com). This… Read More
eBooks now available in SAE International Digital Library - September 2, 2011
SAE International has announced that its Digital Library now includes eBooks to bolster its already comprehensive collection of more than 175,000 technical papers, standards, and related publications from SAE International and other organisations. SAE International's portfolio of eBooks in the SAE Digital Library includes 117… Read More
