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Weekly News Digest
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July 26, 2012 — In addition to this week's NewsBreak(s), the editors have compiled the Weekly News Digest, featuring stories from the week just past that you should know about. Watch for additional coverage to appear in the next print issue of Information Today.
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Kno Delivers New Platform for Elsevier’s Pageburst Digital Books
Elsevier, a provider of scientific, technical, and medical information products and services, announced that Kno, Inc. will provide its newest platform option for one of Elsevier’s lines of digital books. Pageburst, which encompasses Elsevier’s nursing and health professions books in a digital format, will now offer even more flexibility and user-friendly learning features through the addition of the new Kno platform.“This collaboration will provide students with a more interactive and feature-rich learning environment,” says David Straus, vice president, products for Kno. “Our innovative ebook platform and Elsevier’s respected, comprehensive educational content will enable an enhanced learning experience for students and a better teaching experience for instructors.” Elsevier digital books on Pageburst go beyond typical ebook platforms by offering an abundance of interactive study features that are designed for the way students learn. The Kno platform for Pageburst will mirror the look of a traditional print textbook and will give students and educators direct access to all-new dynamic and interactive learning tools. Now with Elsevier’s Pageburst digital titles being on the Kno platform, nursing and health science students will have even more freedom in how they study, enabling them to access their course materials anywhere and at any time throughout their education and professional careers. Source: Elsevier
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