Knowledgespeak Newsletter

4 October 2012

Elsevier expands DirectCourse's web-based learning Curricula STM publisher Elsevier has announced that Elsevier's DirectCourse has expanded, adding a new curriculum, College of Personal Assistance and Caregiving (CPAC). This interactive, web-based curriculum is designed to train and educate personal care assistants, home care providers and family caregivers caring for people with physical disabilities and older adults to live independently in their communities. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme DynaMed ranks highest among ten online clinical resources in fourth independent report DynaMed, a clinical reference tool designed for use primarily at the point of care, has ranked highest among ten online clinical resources in a new study in the Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. The resources were evaluated in three areas - timeliness of content updating, breadth of coverage and the quality of evidence reporting. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Serials Solutions announces second Development Deployment for Intota Library Management Serials Solutions, a ProQuest business, has announced that its six Development Partners are actively using and providing feedback on the second iteration of Intota, a web-scale collection management solution for academic and special libraries. Integrated with a newly structured knowledgebase, this code drop represents another milestone toward interoperability with other information systems and unified, intelligent workflows. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme UpToDate offers new EHR integration capabilities through HL7 Infobutton Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health) has announced that UpToDate offers new EHR integration capabilities through an HL7 Infobutton. UpToDate is part of Wolters Kluwer Health. Clinicians now have easy and efficient access within their clinical workflow to the most current and authoritative information available on over 9,500 topics across 20 specialties. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme McGraw-Hill Education in deal with Vibal Publishing to expand reach into international markets McGraw-Hill Education, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., has announced a new agreement with Vibal Publishing, a Philippines-based provider of educational tools and resources for education, to adapt the company's McGraw-Hill My Math and Glencoe Math programs for use in the country's private schools. The agreement represents the latest step by McGraw-Hill Education to expand the reach of its content and technology into growing international markets and adapt it to meet the needs of local teachers and students. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme 20 MM counters AAP response to California's free college textbooks legislation AAP has challenged the notion that historic college textbook legislation unanimously passed by the California State Senate could be provided to undergraduates for "free." The 20 Million Minds Foundation says AAP does not grasp what its pricing has done to the finances of the college student. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Five more publishers endorse KBART Working Group recommendations NISO and the UKSG have announced that BioOne, JSTOR, LOCKSS, the Royal Society of Chemistry and SpringerLink have publicly endorsed the Phase I recommendations of the KBART (Knowledge Bases And Related Tools) Working Group. The group is a joint NISO/UKSG initiative exploring data problems within OpenURL. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Sheridan upgrades The Endocrine Society's Endo Pubs app to include full-text Journal production services provider Dartmouth Journal Services (DJS) and The Sheridan Technology Lab have upgraded the Endo Pubs app, which was originally launched as an abstracts app for The Endocrine Society's (TES) journals, to a full-text plus annual meeting abstracts version. TES titles include JCEM: The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Molecular Endocrinology, Endocrinology and Endocrine Reviews. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme 3M Cloud Library App now available via Barnes & Noble's NOOK Apps storefront Library solutions provider 3M Library Systems has announced that the 3M Cloud Library App is now available in Barnes & Noble's NOOK Apps store, making it easier for owners of NOOK tablets to borrow eBooks from local libraries. Anyone with a NOOK HD, NOOK HD+, NOOK Tablet or NOOK Color can download the 3M Cloud Library App directly from the NOOK Apps storefront, and then transfer digital content wirelessly to their device without having to physically connect to a computer. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme You are receiving this email newsletter as part of your Knowledgespeak membership. You can unsubscribe instantly from any of our email newsletters by clicking here.

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