Nature Publishing Group announces mobile-optimisation for its journals on nature.com - April 19, 2012
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG), UK, has announced mobile-optimisation for a number of its journals on nature.com. Nature, Nature Climate Change, Nature Communications and Scientific Reports now offer complete mobile-optimised versions of their websites, designed for use in web browsers on 'small screen' devices like… Read More
ACP JournalWise makes it easier for internal medicine physician members to keep up to date via mobile, web or desktop - April 18, 2012
The American College of Physicians (ACP) has released ACP JournalWise, a personalised, mobile-optimised updating service for clinical articles from a large number of medical journals. Updated daily and available on smartphone, tablet, or desktop, ACP JournalWise screens articles in every issue of over 120 journals… Read More
McGraw-Hill Construction Sweets unveils mobile app for design professionals - April 17, 2012
McGraw-Hill Construction Sweets, a US-based provider of building product information for the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) community, has developed and launched a new mobile app. The app is said to enable design professionals to search and download specs, CAD, BIM, catalogues and data sheets more… Read More
More than 50 new publishers add titles to ebrary’s Academic Complete for strategic e-book distribution - April 17, 2012
ebrary, a ProQuest business, has announced that Wiley along with over 50 newly signed publishers such as American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Leuven University Press, and University of Illinois Press will distribute e-books in Academic Complete as well as other models including perpetual archive, patron… Read More
Amazon launches Kindle Store with Spanish language e-books - April 6, 2012
Online books retailer Amazon.com, Inc., US, has announced a new Spanish-language e-book store within the Amazon.com Kindle Store, 'eBooks Kindle en Español'. It offers additional features for Spanish-speaking customers in the US, like extensive help pages, and phone and e-mail customer support… Read More
Harper College partners with Blackboard to provide mobile access to campus services - April 4, 2012
Enterprise technology and innovative solutions provider Blackboard Inc, US, has announced a partnership with Harper College to provide information and mobile access to campus services with the ultimate goal of increasing graduation rates. Harper has adopted Blackboard Mobile Central as part of its long-term strategy to… Read More
Ingram’s Vital Source expands e-textbook reach with Android app - April 3, 2012
Ingram Content Group’s e-textbook platform Vital Source has announced the expansion of its mobile footprint with the addition of an e-textbook app for Android. VitalSource Bookshelf claims to be the only e-textbook platform available in online and offline environments with dedicated download apps for a… Read More
IEEE Computer Society launches iPad app for journal ‘Computer’ - March 29, 2012
The IEEE Computer Society has introduced a free iPad application for Computer, its flagship magazine. The app is designed to allow the Society to provide the magazine to mobile users and enhance the reading experience in many ways, including interviews with thought leaders, videos, slideshows,… Read More
Blackboard Inc. launches Open Source Services Group - March 27, 2012
Enterprise technology and innovative solutions provider Blackboard Inc, US, has announced the launch of Blackboard Education Open Source Services, a new effort to support clients using open source education technologies. With the announcement, the company will continue to focus on its flagship Blackboard Learn platform as… Read More
Wolters Kluwer Health releases iPad app for medical journal, Pathology - March 23, 2012
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, has announced the release of an iPad app for the medical journal, Pathology. The app seeks to provide healthcare professionals with full mobile accessibility to the latest research into all aspects of pathology. Pathology is published by… Read More
