AIP releases new app for authors and reviewers - August 4, 2011
AIP Publishing, a division of the American Institute of Physics (AIP), has announced the release of its new app, iPeerReview. The new app allows authors and reviewers to use their iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch devices to access a broad range of information on papers submitted… Read More
New York University College of Dentistry selects Ingram’s VitalSource for digital learning curriculum - August 4, 2011
Vital Source Technologies, Inc., part of Ingram Content Group Inc, US, has announced that New York University's College of Dentistry has selected Vital Source for its innovative digital learning curriculum. Working together for a decade, the university has renewed its relationship with Vital Source for a… Read More
Elsevier announces Gray’s Anatomy for Students app for the iPad - August 3, 2011
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that its new Gray's Anatomy for Students App, for iPad, is now available on the App Store. The app includes content from Gray's Anatomy for Students, Second Edition. The Gray's Anatomy for Students App provides access to a clinically-oriented,… Read More
Reed Construction Data releases first mobile offering – SmartSpecs Mobile - July 29, 2011
Construction information provider Reed Construction Data (RCD), US, a division of Reed Business Information, has announced the release of SmartSpecs Mobile, giving SmartSpecs customers the ability to access targeted construction project leads from any smartphone. SmartSpecs Mobile is RCD's first mobile offering, providing manufacturers with the… Read More
RSNA launches full-text journal applications and mobile-optimised websites for Radiology and RadioGraphics - July 29, 2011
The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), in conjunction with HighWire Press, has created full-text, universal mobile applications for the Radiology and RadioGraphics journals. The applications are compatible with the iPad and iPhone devices and are available for download at the iTunes app store. RSNA… Read More
Wiley-Blackwell launches first mobile app in the Clinical Cases Uncovered series - July 27, 2011
Wiley-Blackwell, the STM and scholarly business of publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, has announced the launch of the first mobile application in the Clinical Cases Uncovered series, accessible via iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. The Clinical Cases Uncovered series presents… Read More
Texas State Board of Education selects Pearson’s Online Learning Exchange programme - July 25, 2011
Education and education technology services provider Pearson, US, has announced that Texas State Board of Education has decided to make Pearson's Online Learning Exchange (OLE) programme available state-wide. Students in Texas' middle school and high school science classrooms can now expect to see their course materials… Read More
EBSCO Publishing’s extensive collection of eBook and audiobook titles now integrated on EBSCOhost - July 22, 2011
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, has announced that its extensive collection of over 300,000 eBook and audiobook titles (formerly from NetLibrary) is now integrated on EBSCOhost. EBSCOhost now provides content from the most in-demand publishers available via new acquisition models including expanded ownership… Read More
Amazon offers Kindle Textbook Rental initiative for students - July 19, 2011
Online books retailer Amazon.com, Inc., US, has announced the launch of Kindle Textbook Rental. Students can now expect to save up to 80 percent off textbook list prices by renting from the Kindle Store. Tens of thousands of textbooks are available for the 2011 school year… Read More
Lexicomp On-Hand now available on HP TouchPad, expands reach to more clinicians - July 18, 2011
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, has announced the availability of Lexicomp On-Hand on HP TouchPad using HP webOS to expand the reach of Lexicomp's information to more clinicians. Lexicomp is a provider of medical information and clinical content solutions for the healthcare… Read More
