Vital Source Technologies expands VitalSource Bookshelf platform with new digital store in the UK - September 26, 2013
Vital Source Technologies, Inc., Ingram Content Group's e-textbook solution, has announced the international expansion of its VitalSource Bookshelf platform with a new digital store in the UK. The store offers tens of thousands of e-textbooks from leaders in academic publishing. The VitalSource Bookshelf platform includes… Read More
McGraw-Hill Education launches Reading WonderWorks to aid struggling readers meet Common Core State Standards - September 26, 2013
Digital learning company McGraw-Hill Education, US, has announced the launch of McGraw-Hill Reading WonderWorks, a personalised, flexible and intensive intervention program for struggling readers in Grades K-6 that was built from the ground up to address the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts. … Read More
Elsevier’s EduCode Competency Exams aid in hospital preparation and transition to ICD-10 - September 25, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the launch of Elsevier's EduCode Competency Exams, a series of assessments developed to evaluate staff proficiency, aid in career development and identify appropriate education for employees in healthcare coding and clinical documentation improvement job roles. Designed to assess individuals' level… Read More
American College of Physicians launches web-based, mobile-optimized clinical decision support tool for internal medicine - September 25, 2013
The American College of Physicians has released ACP Smart Medicine, a web-based clinical decision support tool developed specifically for internal medicine physicians containing 500 modules that provide guidance and information on a broad range of diseases and conditions. Integrated with content from Annals of Internal… Read More
Elsevier launches SimChart for the Medical Office, a hands-on EHR to teach medical assistant students electronic documentation - September 24, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the launch of SimChart for the Medical Office, a competency-based, simulated electronic health record (EHR) that gives medical assisting (MA) students hands-on practice performing front office, clinical care, coding and billing skills. SimChart for the Medical Office allows MA students… Read More
Accelrys launches Accelrys Insight, provides web-based and collaborative environment for effective knowledge management - September 24, 2013
Accelrys, Inc., a provider of scientific innovation lifecycle management solutions, has announced Accelrys Insight and Accelrys Insight for Excel, completing the roll-out of Accelrys' next-generation cheminformatics suite and providing an interactive, collaborative environment for rapid and effective decision-making in drug discovery. Accelrys Insight and Accelrys… Read More
Numérique Premium partners with Publishing Technology to launch customised ebook platform - September 23, 2013
Paris-based content aggregator Numérique Premium (a subsidiary of Nouveau Monde editions) has teamed up with Publishing Technology to launch a new, custom-built site for all its ebook content. Now live on Publishing Technology's pub2web platform, the Numérique Premium hub is the new home of all… Read More
Elsevier launches Adaptive Quizzing solution to help nursing students better prepare for course exams and NCLEXExam - September 23, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the launch of Elsevier Adaptive Quizzing (EAQ), in collaboration with Learning Objects, Inc.'s Difference Engine. EAQ directly addresses the market need for a personalised quizzing tool that enables nursing students of all academic aptitude levels to better focus their study… Read More
Springer releases Papers 3, a redesigned version of Papers - September 20, 2013
STM publisher Springer Science+Business Media has announced the release of Papers 3: a completely redesigned version of Papers, the software that revolutionises how you manage your research and work documents. In addition to a newly designed Papers 3 for Mac, Papers 3 for iOS brings a… Read More
Elsevier launches Mosby’s Skills+, combines evidence-based content with competency management functionality - September 19, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the launch of Mosby's Skills+, an online skills evaluation tool that allows nursing and care professional teams to standardize, measure and document knowledge and skills. Mosby's Skills+ combines the power of evidence-based content in Mosby's Skills with the flexibility and… Read More