(New York, 25 January 2013) The popularity of digital textbooks may have hit a tipping point in 2012 as preference by college students climbed significantly, according to new research from the Book Industry Study Group (BISG)’s ongoing study of Student Attitudes Toward Content in Higher Education. The first installment in Volume Three of the study,…
(New York/Stuttgart, January 2013) Thieme and the University Health Network of Toronto are proud to announce the launch of Medlantis, a powerful online tool for radiology professionals, educators, and students. Medlantis is organized into individual modules that contain video lectures and links to relevant Thieme eRadiology and RadCases content. It is accessible from any computer,…
(23 January 2013) Informa Healthcare has a new partnership with the Chinese Medical Record Association (part of the Chinese Hospital Association under the authority of the Ministry of Health) for the publication of Chinese Medical Record: English Edition. This marks an important step in Informa Healthcare’s aim to make high-quality content from China more easily…
The American Institute of Physics (AIP) and IOP Publishing (IOP) have jointly announced the gift of a new astronomy thesaurus called the Unified Astronomy Thesaurus (UAT) to the American Astronomical Society (AAS) that will help improve future information discovery for researchers. The AAS will make the UAT freely available for development and use within the…
(Ann Arbour, Mich., 22 January 2013) ProQuest has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Ebook Library (EBL), which will significantly expand its eBook delivery and aggregation capabilities with libraries worldwide. The acquisition will further ProQuest’s goal of enhancing the research experience, enabling users to seamlessly discover content across multiple formats including books, journals, dissertations, newspapers,…
(21 January 2013) The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and Chinese engineering portal EEFOCUS have announced a partnership that will see the IET’s essential engineering intelligence made available to over one million researchers and academics throughout China. A sample selection of articles from the IET Digital Library will be available free of charge and…
New Zealanders are increasingly using digital library services such as computer and wi-fi internet access, eBooks, and audio books, while use of traditional services remains high. Recently released annual statistics on public library usage during 2011 and 2012 reveal this shift towards online services. The number of library internet users increased from 5.7 million in…
The World Bank has launched a new website featuring data on health, nutrition and population (HNP) topics. This new website, HealthStats, is a central place to explore, visualize and download HNP data. It provides access to more than 250 indicators for over 200 countries, covering topics such as health financing, HIV/AIDS, immunization, malaria and tuberculosis,…
IFLA Rare Books and Manuscripts Section and the Regional Standing Committee for Asia and Oceania want to promote awareness of special collections, not only as heritage of the past, but also as a foundation for the future. They ask how “new” special collections come into being, what defines a special collection and how can we…
The University of Hong Kong Libraries and Hong Kong Public Libraries are co-organisers of the 16th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD 2013), that will be held for the first time in Hong Kong. This Conference will be held from September, 23rd to 26th, 2013. The theme of ETD 2013 is: Asian Values,…
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