Knowledgespeak Newsletter

26 June 2012

Thomson Reuters unveils psychological analysis capability with news analytics service Thomson Reuters has expanded its news analytics service by including a psychological analysis capability, the Thomson Reuters MarketPsych Indices. Users can view and model the impact of investor psychology across global asset classes and regions by analysing the specific attitudes expressed within stories. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Elsevier launches new journal - International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction STM publisher Elsevier has announced the launch of a new quarterly journal - International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. The journal is affiliated with the Global Risk Forum GRF Davos and will be launched officially at the 4th International Disaster and Risk Conference (IDRC) in Davos, Switzerland, August 26-30, 2012. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Consumers will store a third of their digital content in the cloud by 2016, says Gartner report Technology research firm Gartner, Inc. has released a report, according to which, the desire to share content and to access it on multiple devices will motivate consumers to start storing a third of their digital content in the cloud by 2016. The report, 'Forecast: Consumer Digital Storage Needs, 2010-2016,' is available on Gartner's website at http://www.gartner.com/resId=1953315. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Lost productivity associated with assembling and validating technical information from multiple sources major pain point for engineers, says new survey The Parthenon Group recently conducted a survey, according to which, it is increasingly difficult for engineers to quickly find accurate and trustworthy technical information. The 'Engineering Tools and Information Spring 2012 Survey' was sponsored by Knovel, a provider of a Web-based application integrating technical information with analytical and search tools. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme OCLC and EBSCO partner to provide interoperability of services for libraries and increased options for discovery OCLC, a US-based nonprofit, membership, computer library service and research organisation, and electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO) have signed an agreement to make EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) interoperable with OCLC WorldShare Management Services. The move will enable libraries to use EDS as their discovery layer and WorldShare Management Services as their library management system. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme McGraw-Hill to offer digital learning solutions at ISTE annual conference McGraw-Hill Education is showcasing new digital learning solutions at the International Society of Technology in Education's (ISTE) annual conference. These are projected to facilitate personalised learning, promote college and career readiness, address assessments in the digital age and help schools meet pressing challenges. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme SAE International and the Composite Materials Handbook 17 collaborate to publish initial release of CMH-17 Engineers and technical experts association SAE International and the Composite Materials Handbook 17 organisation have entered into an exclusive agreement for publishing the initial release of the 'Composite Materials Handbook,' referred to as 'CMH-17.' The handbook will be produced in print, electronic and DVD formats. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme The Optical Society appoints Tom Hausken as senior advisor, engineering and applications The Optical Society (OSA) has announced the appointment of Tom Hausken as senior advisor, engineering and applications. In this position, Hausken will support a number of OSA's industry focused activities, including the programmes of the Optoelectronics Industry Development Association (OIDA), a division of OSA. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Blackboard and Learning.com partner to make vast catalogue of K-12 content available in the Blackboard Learn LMS Enterprise technology and innovative solutions provider Blackboard Inc and Learning.com has announced a partnership to help teachers create high quality online courses more quickly and easily with an integration that would make Learning.com's vast catalogue of rich K-12 content and tools available directly in the Blackboard Learn learning management system (LMS). The integration is currently being piloted by a number of K-12 institutions and will be generally available soon. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme

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