iPad to enjoy 73.4 percent of media tablet market, says Gartner report
Worldwide media tablet sales to end users are on pace to total 63.6 million units, a 261.4 percent increase from 2010 sales of 17.6...
American Psychological Association Launches PsycTHERAPY
The American Psychological Association (APA) announces the release of its new database, PsycTHERAPY. Designed for students, faculty, and seasoned professionals in psychotherapy and counseling,...
Kindle Books Now Available at over 11,000 Local Libraries
Amazon.com today announced that Kindle and Kindle app customers can now borrow Kindle books from more than 11,000 local libraries in the United States....
Thomson Reuters predicts Citation Laureates
With just two weeks until the recipients of some of the world’s most coveted research prizes are named, Thomson Reuters is releasing its picks...
Swets adds Impact Factor analysis to SwetsWise Selection Support
Swets announced the successful implementation and release of impact factor analysis into SwetsWise Selection Support, the most comprehensive holdings evaluation tool currently available. SwetsWise Selection Support offers an unparalleled...
EBSCO predicts up to 6 percent increase in publisher prices for libraries
Publishing services provider EBSCO, US, has announced that it expects the overall effective publisher price increases for academic and academic/medical libraries for 2012 (before currency...
Three new members elected to Wiley’s Board of Directors
Mari Baker, Jean-Lou Chameau, and Linda Katehi Elected to Wiley’s Board of Directors
Peter Booth Wiley, Chairman of the Board, John Wiley & Sons, Inc....
Elsevier Enhances SciVal Spotlight with Collaboration Analysis
As a rising number of institutions shift their focus towards collaborative relationships to secure funding in a more competitive research landscape, analyzing current and...
Google seen close to settling lawsuit with publishers
The Google Books case is headed to litigation. At a status conference Thursday, Judge Denny Chin adopted a proposed pre-trial schedule that, if followed,...
Elsevier Announces Winners of National Research Foundation Young Scientist Awards in South Africa
Elsevier, today announced the winners of the Young Scientist Awards, sponsored by Elsevier as part of the National Research Foundation (NRF) President’s Awards in...
French publishers drop $14 million book-scanning lawsuit against Google
Three French publishers dropped a 9.8 million-euro ($13.8 million) lawsuit against Google Inc. (GOOG) over books scanned by the search-engine company.
Editions Albin Michel SA, Editions Gallimard...
Michael L. Taylor, Md, Joins The Healthcare Business Of Thomson Reuters
Michael L. Taylor, MD is joining the Healthcare business of Thomson Reuters as vice president and national business medical leader.
Dr .Taylor comes to Thomson...