ebrary’s new Android app to work with e-books acquired under all models - June 8, 2012
ebrary, a ProQuest business, has announced a new Android app that will be freely available on Google Play this summer. The move comes less than six months after the company launched a dedicated iOS app. ebrary’s Android and iOS apps work with e-books acquired under… Read More
Oxford University Press launches offsite mobile access support for mobile journals users - June 7, 2012
Academic publisher Oxford University Press (OUP), UK, has announced that users of its mobile-optimised journals service can now authorise their mobile devices for offsite access to institutional subscriptions. While connected to the institution’s network, by choosing ‘Authorize this Device’ on any journal’s mobile homepage, institutional… Read More
Diversification, key component of ebrary’s strategic approach to e-book acquisition - June 4, 2012
ebrary, a ProQuest business, has announced that 45 percent of its customers are diversifying acquisition models to provide their researchers with a breadth and depth of high-quality, relevant e-books. Many customers subscribe to Academic Complete as an affordable base collection with unlimited access and continued growth and expand the collection… Read More
New print edition of the Nursing2013 Drug Handbook now available - May 29, 2012
Information and point-of-care solutions provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, has announced the availability of the new print edition of the Nursing2013 Drug Handbook, the best-selling drug reference for nurses. First published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW) in 1980, the Nursing Drug Handbook… Read More
Elsevier Australia launches new medical app – Clinical Herbs - May 28, 2012
STM publisher Elsevier Australia recently launched Clinical Herbs - a new medical app for local students and practitioners alike. Offering an alternative to bulky textbooks, the Clinical Herbs app delivers a comprehensive herbal database directly to the user's iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch. Clinical Herbs claims… Read More
Thieme releases Thieme Bookshelf app - May 25, 2012
STM publisher Thieme Publishing Group, Germany, has released Thieme Bookshelf, the free companion app to Thieme's English language E-Book Store (ebookstore.thieme.com). The E-Book Store allows customers to choose from among hundreds of e-books offering the latest medical content. The bookshelf enables customers to easily browse… Read More
LWW’s Nursing Drug Handbook app – first mobile drug reference for nurses to offer weekly updates - May 18, 2012
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, has announced the first mobile application for the Nursing Drug Handbook, the best-selling drug reference for nurses. Available for Apple iPhone, iPad and iTouch and all Android devices, the new application claims to be the first drug… Read More
EBSCO Publishing releases nine new audiobook collections in popular genres - May 18, 2012
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing, US, has released nine new audiobook collections in popular genres, providing public libraries with a quick and convenient way to begin or expand their audiobook offerings. The latest audiobook sets focus on niche areas of fiction and non-fiction. They reportedly… Read More
AWS launches dynamic content support via Amazon CloudFront - May 15, 2012
Amazon Web Services LLC (AWS), an Amazon.com company, has launched support for dynamic content in Amazon CloudFront. This new capability is said to give AWS customers a simple, cost-effective way to improve the performance, reliability and global reach of their website by… Read More
Ingram’s VitalSource simplifies e-textbook integration, adds learning outcome support tools via IMS LTI v1.1 conformance - May 15, 2012
Ingram Content Group’s e-textbook platform Vital Source has announced its conformance certification for IMS Global Learning Consortium’s Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI) v1.1 with learning outcomes, a widely-used global technical standard for educational applications. LTI provides a common way to plug applications into learning management software… Read More
