{"@attributes":{"version":"2.0"},"channel":{"title":"VitalSource Press Center","link":"https:\/\/get.vitalsource.com\/press","description":"The VitalSource Press Center is the source for all news about VitalSource. Read press releases and explore editorial coverage.","language":"en","pubDate":"Thu, 18 Dec 2025 14:58:13 GMT","item":[{"title":"VitalSource Bookshelf+ Wins Campus Technology Product of the Year Award","link":"https:\/\/get.vitalsource.com\/press\/vitalsource-bookshelf-plus-wins-campus-technology-product-of-the-year-award","description":"
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RALEIGH, NC \u2013 <\/span><\/strong>VitalSource\u00ae<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>the network technology behind digital learning tool delivery across higher education<\/span>, has won Product of the Year, AI-Based Tool for Tutoring, from <\/span>Campus Technology\u2019s 2025 Product of the Year Awards<\/span><\/a> for its recently released capability, <\/span>Bookshelf+<\/span><\/a>. Launched in September, Bookshelf+ is an AI-powered tool that provides study support with responses rooted exclusively in the instructor-assigned content, ensuring an accurate, efficient and effective learning and studying experience.<\/span> <\/span> <\/span><\/p>","category":["News","Impact","Doer Effect","Automatic Question Generation","Generative AI"],"pubDate":"Thu, 18 Dec 2025 14:58:13 GMT","guid":"https:\/\/get.vitalsource.com\/press\/vitalsource-bookshelf-plus-wins-campus-technology-product-of-the-year-award"},{"title":"VitalSource Launches Pilot of Bookshelf+: The Next Generation of Trusted, AI-Powered Learning","link":"https:\/\/get.vitalsource.com\/press\/vitalsource-launches-bookshelf-plus","description":"

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 <\/p>","category":["News","Impact","Doer Effect","Automatic Question Generation","Generative AI"],"pubDate":"Tue, 16 Sep 2025 12:55:00 GMT","guid":"https:\/\/get.vitalsource.com\/press\/vitalsource-launches-bookshelf-plus"},{"title":"New Research from Learning Scientists at VitalSource Shows AI-Generated Practice Questions Positively Impact Student Outcomes","link":"https:\/\/get.vitalsource.com\/press\/new-research-from-learning-scientists-at-vitalsource-proves-ai-generated-practice-questions-positively-impact-student-outcomes","description":"

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September 9, 2025, RALEIGH, NC \u2013 <\/strong>VitalSource, a leading education technology solutions provider, announced its learning scientists have published a research paper, Scaling the Doer Effect: A Replication Analysis Using AI-Generated Questions<\/a>, which explores whether AI-generated practice questions could produce the same benefits as traditional human-authored questions.<\/p>","category":["News","Doer Effect","Automatic Question Generation","Generative AI"],"pubDate":"Tue, 09 Sep 2025 13:51:41 GMT","guid":"https:\/\/get.vitalsource.com\/press\/new-research-from-learning-scientists-at-vitalsource-proves-ai-generated-practice-questions-positively-impact-student-outcomes"},{"title":"VitalSource Joins Southern Universities Procurement Consortium (SUPC) Framework to Further Digital Learning Solutions for UK Institutions","link":"https:\/\/get.vitalsource.com\/press\/vitalsource-joins-southern-universities-p-consortium-supc-framework-to-further-digital-learning-solutions-for-uk-institutions","description":"

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VitalSource\u00ae<\/a>, a leading education technology solutions provider, announced today its re-selection for the Southern Universities Procurement Consortium (SUPC) Framework Agreement,representing procurement consortia on behalf of higher education libraries across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. This prestigious re-selection reflects VitalSource\u2019s position at the forefront of digital learning innovation and its commitment to responsible and technical excellence in digital education.<\/p>","category":["News","Digital Transformation","Librarians"],"pubDate":"Tue, 02 Sep 2025 12:33:14 GMT","guid":"https:\/\/get.vitalsource.com\/press\/vitalsource-joins-southern-universities-p-consortium-supc-framework-to-further-digital-learning-solutions-for-uk-institutions"},{"title":"UCLA and VitalSource Win 1EdTech Learning Impact Award for Transforming Course Materials Access","link":"https:\/\/get.vitalsource.com\/press\/ucla-and-vitalsource-win-1edtech-learning-impact-award-for-transforming-course-materials-access","description":"

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RALEIGH, NC and LOS ANGELES, CA \u2014<\/strong> The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Store and VitalSource have been recognized with a 2025 1EdTech Learning Impact Award for their innovative partnership on Bruin One Access, a comprehensive and flexible course materials program. The award in the Teaching & Learning Innovation category for Expanding Course Materials Access was announced during the 1EdTech Learning Impact Conference, which honors high-impact solutions that improve access, affordability, and outcomes in education.<\/p>","category":"News","pubDate":"Mon, 16 Jun 2025 12:41:22 GMT","guid":"https:\/\/get.vitalsource.com\/press\/ucla-and-vitalsource-win-1edtech-learning-impact-award-for-transforming-course-materials-access"},{"title":"VitalSource Announces Strategic Partnership with Open Syllabus to Advance Open Data and Course Development Innovation","link":"https:\/\/get.vitalsource.com\/press\/vitalsource-announces-strategic-partnership-with-open-syllabus","description":"

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Raleigh, NC \u2013 <\/strong>VitalSource, a global leader in higher education course materials delivery, announced today its strategic partnership with Open Syllabus<\/a>, the nonprofit research organization dedicated to building a global archive of curricular information and data-driven tools for teaching and learning.<\/p>","category":"News","pubDate":"Thu, 29 May 2025 13:04:46 GMT","guid":"https:\/\/get.vitalsource.com\/press\/vitalsource-announces-strategic-partnership-with-open-syllabus"},{"title":"VitalSource Acquires RedShelf","link":"https:\/\/get.vitalsource.com\/press\/vitalsource-acquires-redshelf","description":"

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Raleigh, NC, APRIL 21, 2025 -<\/strong> VitalSource announced today it has acquired RedShelf, the Chicago-based course materials distributor servicing hundreds of US higher education institutions. The acquisition expands VitalSource\u2019s network of institutional and publisher partners, providing additional scale and talent to drive affordability and outcomes in a rapidly evolving landscape.  <\/p>","category":"News","pubDate":"Mon, 21 Apr 2025 17:09:24 GMT","guid":"https:\/\/get.vitalsource.com\/press\/vitalsource-acquires-redshelf"},{"title":"New Report Reveals Only 34% of Higher Education Students See High Value in a College Degree","link":"https:\/\/get.vitalsource.com\/press\/new-report-reveals-only-34-percent-of-higher-education-students-see-high-value-in-college-degree","description":"

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New research from VitalSource explores how today\u2019s learning environment impacts the perceived value of higher education<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>","category":"News","pubDate":"Wed, 05 Mar 2025 14:10:35 GMT","guid":"https:\/\/get.vitalsource.com\/press\/new-report-reveals-only-34-percent-of-higher-education-students-see-high-value-in-college-degree"},{"title":"VitalSource Announces Partnership with the University of Wolverhampton","link":"https:\/\/get.vitalsource.com\/press\/vitalsource-announces-partnership-with-university-of-wolverhampton","description":"

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RALEIGH, NC \u2013 <\/strong>VitalSource\u00ae<\/span><\/a><\/span>, a leading education technology solutions provider, announced a strategic partnership with the University of Wolverhampton<\/a><\/span> that will provide thousands of core eTextbooks for the 2024-2025 academic year to all students at the university. The initiative provides students with access to the essential textbooks they need via the library's relationship with VitalSource, under the Joint Consortium Framework Agreement.<\/p>","category":"News","pubDate":"Wed, 30 Oct 2024 12:59:10 GMT","guid":"https:\/\/get.vitalsource.com\/press\/vitalsource-announces-partnership-with-university-of-wolverhampton"},{"title":"VitalSource Announces Partnership with Hawkes Learning to Provide Low-Cost Options","link":"https:\/\/get.vitalsource.com\/press\/vitalsource-announces-partnership-with-hawkes-learning-to-provide-low-cost-options","description":"

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 <\/span>RALEIGH, NC - <\/span>Leaders in educational technology, VitalSource and Hawkes Learning, are excited to announce a strategic partnership to deliver high-quality, cost-effective learning materials to all students, everywhere, via StudyText.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>","category":"News","pubDate":"Mon, 07 Oct 2024 13:00:00 GMT","guid":"https:\/\/get.vitalsource.com\/press\/vitalsource-announces-partnership-with-hawkes-learning-to-provide-low-cost-options"}]}}