Blackboard upgrades integration for Blackboard Learn and Blackboard Collaborate - September 7, 2011
Enterprise technology and learning solutions provider Blackboard, Inc., US, has announced an upgraded integration for Blackboard Collaborate, its web, video and voice conferencing platform, with Blackboard Learn 9.1, the latest version of its learning management system. The integration enables users to create and experience virtual classes… Read More
NASA’s new web-based tool to explore The Solar System - September 5, 2011
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has introduced a new interactive Web-based tool that gives the public the power to journey through the solar system. The 'Eyes on the Solar System' interface combines video game technology and NASA data to create an environment for… Read More
Thieme launches new illustrated Review Series - September 5, 2011
STM publisher Thieme Publishing Group, Germany, has announced that its new illustrated Review Series serves as an important dual purpose for medical students - both concise course review and high-yield USMLE test preparation. Covering all the basic science subjects taken in medical school and those… Read More
CRC Press announces publication of Physical Properties of Materials, 2nd edition - September 5, 2011
CRC Press, a US-based publisher of technical and scientific works and a member of Taylor & Francis Group, has announced the publication of the Second Edition of Physical Properties of Materials by Professor Mary Anne White and a companion website that complements the book (www.physicalpropertiesofmaterials.com). This… Read More
Ingram Content Group launches print and distribution programme Global CONNECT - September 2, 2011
Ingram Content Group Inc., US, has announced the launch of Global CONNECT, a new worldwide programme combining Ingram's print and distribution services and a network of book manufacturers worldwide, with state-of-the-art print on demand technology and connectivity to local networks of retailers. Singular Digital, a book… Read More
BNA adds two new Navigator tools to Health Law Resource Center - September 2, 2011
Specialised news and information publisher BNA, US, has announced the addition of two new navigator tools that will speed research time for users of its Health Law Resource Center. The Fraud Settlement Agreement Navigator allows users to search more than 200 settlement agreements and produce… Read More
Ovid releases latest local language search portal, OvidChinese - September 1, 2011
Ovid, part of Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has announced the release of Ovid’s latest local language search portal, OvidChinese. OvidChinese allows healthcare practitioners, clinicians, students, and researchers to search, browse, and manage results of core Chinese-language medical content. From August 31 through September 04, Ovid will… Read More
New BioMed Central journal calls for submissions - August 31, 2011
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced that its new open access journal Extreme Physiology & Medicine is now accepting submissions. Extreme Physiology & Medicine focuses on integrative human physiology under conditions of physiological stress, including that exerted by extreme environments, exercise, and certain… Read More
SAE International releases book on North American auto industry megatrends - August 30, 2011
SAE International, US, has announced the release of a new publication titled Automotive 2030--North America. The book is said to provide decision-makers with information on megatrends that will help them remain competitive in the North American automotive market for the next 20 years. According to the… Read More
Accelrys launches Academic Program specifically for academic communities - August 29, 2011
Scientific informatics software and services company Accelrys, Inc., US, has launched a comprehensive Academic Program specifically focused on meeting the needs of academic communities - from students, teachers and researchers to IT support staff and university administrators - worldwide. The new Academic Program makes it easier… Read More
