Access to finance biggest obstacle for innovation, says TISP, Frankfurt Book Fair survey - October 20, 2014
The EU-funded network Technology and Innovation for Smart Publishing (TISP), in cooperation with the Frankfurt Book Fair, recently conducted a qualitative survey among European book publishers. Over 1,000 publishers were contacted; 360 reacted with interest, and 120 publishers from across Europe submitted a detailed response to… Read More
Mobile phone reading on the rise in the US and UK, says Publishing Technology study - October 8, 2014
An increasing number of people are now using their mobile phones to read ebooks, a survey by Publishing Technology has revealed. The survey of 3,000 consumers across the US and UK found that 43 percent have read an ebook, or part of an ebook, on… Read More
New whitepaper offers recommendations to improve usage, discovery and access of e-content in libraries - October 6, 2014
A group of professionals from libraries, content providers and OCLC have published 'Success Strategies for Electronic Content Discovery and Access,' a white paper that identifies data quality issues in the content supply chain and offers practical recommendations for improved usage, discovery and access of e-content in… Read More
Biosimilars set to revolutionise global drug development industry with over 700 therapies in pipelines - September 30, 2014
The Intellectual Property and Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced the release of Biosimilars: A Global Perspective of a New Market – Opportunities, Threats and Critical Strategies 2014. The new report, compiled by Thomson Reuters BioWorld, the premier biopharmaceutical news service,… Read More
Wolters Kluwer Clinical Drug Information used by more than 96 percent of Honor Roll Hospitals in latest U.S. News and World Report - September 23, 2014
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health has announced that its Clinical Drug Information solutions are currently used by more than 96 percent of hospitals achieving Honor Roll status in U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals 2014-2015 and Best Children's Hospital's 2014-2015 rankings. The 2014-15… Read More
Digital Science grows its consultancy division, REF impact case studies to be analysed - September 23, 2014
Digital Science, a technology company with a focus on the sciences, has announced that its Consultancy division will undertake a new project to analyse the wider impact of the research undertaken by UK universities. Working in conjunction with sister company Nature Publishing Group and the… Read More
Nurses and Healthcare Institutions accepting professional use of online reference and mobile technology, says Wolters Kluwer Health survey - September 11, 2014
Wolters Kluwer Health, a global provider of information and point-of-care solutions for the healthcare industry, has announced the results of a new survey that looks at the mobile device, Internet, and social media usage habits of nurse practitioners. According to the findings, nurses are increasingly relying… Read More
New Thomson Reuters report reveals positive outlook for pharmaceutical industry and key insights into current trends - September 9, 2014
The Intellectual Property and Science business of Thomson Reuters has released its annual synopsis of pharmaceutical industry trends in its 2014 Pharmaceutical R&D Factbook, compiled by CMR International, a Thomson Reuters business and world leader in global pharmaceutical R&D performance metrics. The report found a number… Read More
UK research secures new national data centre - September 5, 2014
Research in the UK has been given a boost this week as specialist data centre provider, Infinity, secured a five year framework agreement with Janet, the UK's national research and education network, provided by Jisc. The deal sees the creation of a Jisc data centre… Read More
Simba Information releases Open Access Journal Publishing 2014-2017 - September 4, 2014
A global campaign by scientists, librarians, research funders and universities to increase open access (OA) to scientific research has created a fast growing revenue stream for scientific, technical and medical (STM) journal publishers — this according to Open Access Journal Publishing 2014-2017, the most recent report from media and publishing… Read More
