Thieme releases neuroanatomy app - August 20, 2013
STM publisher Thieme recently announced the launch of the Complete Human Brain iPad app. Building on Dr. Wieslaw Nowinski's pioneering digital atlas, The Human Brain in 1969 Pieces, this sophisticated 3-D app has a simple touchscreen interface that facilitates the learning of neuroanatomy by allowing… Read More
Wolters Kluwer Health introduces two specialised mobile apps of Lippincott’s Nursing Drug Handbook - August 15, 2013
Information and point-of-care solutions provider Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has introduced two specialised mobile applications of Lippincott's Nursing Drug Handbook, the best-selling drug reference for nurses. Designed for use with iPad and iPhone, these apps are the industry's first electronic references for nurses to focus on… Read More
Google joins e-textbook movement, rolls out textbook section for Google Play - August 13, 2013
Internet search services provider Google has reportedly joined the e-textbook movement, rolling out a textbook section for Google Play. It joins the ranks of Barnes & Noble and Amazon, which have long offered e-textbooks for sale, and rent. Available to Android… Read More
Informa’s Primal Pictures unveils iPad version of Anatomy & Physiology Online learning tool - August 12, 2013
Informa's 3D anatomy software company Primal Pictures has launched an iPad enabled version of its award-winning Anatomy & Physiology Online subscription, the most complete and medically accurate interactive 3D model of the human body and its systems. The new version, Anatomy & Physiology Online for iPad,… Read More
Penton’s Urgent Communications to focus solely on digital content - August 12, 2013
Penton, a privately held business information company, has announced that Urgent Communications (UC), a media outlet that covers communications technology for the government, public safety, utility, transportation and enterprise sectors, will focus solely on digital content, effective immediately. The August 2013 issue is the last print… Read More
Springer releases Android version of SpringerLink mobile app - August 1, 2013
STM publisher Springer has released an Android version of its SpringerLink mobile application, allowing for wider access to its content. The app's user interface has also been improved, making navigation easier and faster. In January 2012 Springer released its first version… Read More
Choice Reviews Online: Version 3.0 launches on HighWire Open Platform - July 31, 2013
HighWire Press, a not-for-profit division of Stanford University Libraries, and CHOICE, a publishing unit of the Association of College & Research Libraries, have announced the launch of Choice Reviews Online: Version 3.0 on the HighWire Open Platform. The latest version of CHOICE's popular discovery and reference… Read More
IOP Publishing presents new e-books programme for the first time in Latin America - July 25, 2013
IOP Publishing (IOP), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Institute of Physics, presented its new ebooks programme for the first time in Latin America, showcasing unique features and benefits to librarians and scientists and encouraging regional authors to submit their own book ideas. During the… Read More
Thomson Reuters CompuMark unveils Trademark Analysis for iPad - July 23, 2013
Trademark searching and brand protection solutions provider Thomson Reuters CompuMark has announced the launch of Trademark Analysis, a software application (app) for the iPad. Trademark Analysis allows Thomson Reuters CompuMark SERION users to easily review, analyse, annotate and share Full Trademark Report search results from their… Read More
Elsevier publishes second edition of Molecular Biology as enhanced ePub3 book - July 18, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the publication of the second edition of Molecular Biology as an enhanced ePub3 book, available from Apple’s iBooks and VitalSource. Written by David Clark and Nanette Pazdernik and originally published in 2012, the new version of Molecular Biology is a… Read More
