Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - May 11, 2009
The eighth edition of blogspeak is now online. Featured are Janet D. Stemwedel (When big pharma pays a publisher to publish a fake journal...); Ben Parr (Is Real-time the Future of the Web?); Stevan Harnad (The Freedom to Publish and the protection of Copyright); and Colin Smith (Open Access and… Read More
Elsevier admits error in promoting Merck drug - May 8, 2009
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has issued a public statement over its role in the marketing of the Vioxx anti-arthritis drug. The publisher acknowledged that it had failed to meet its disclosure standards in producing a publication sponsored by US pharmaceutical group Merck. In a statement issued… Read More
SPARC-ACRL forum to focus on emerging issues in scholarly communication - May 8, 2009
Scholarly Publishing & Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) and the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) have announced that the 19th biennial SPARC-ACRL forum on emerging issues in scholarly communication will be held at the Chicago meeting of the American Library Association in July. Co-sponsored by… Read More
British Library facilitates debate on copyright issues in digital age - May 8, 2009
Key figures in UK education and research recently met at the British Library to explore the tensions and opportunities surrounding the role of copyright law in an increasingly digital knowledge economy. A panel drawn from the fields of publishing, libraries and higher education provided a range… Read More
Ovid provides free access to the Ovid MEDLINE and CABI’s Global Heath databases - May 8, 2009
Ovid, part of Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has announced that it is providing hospitals and healthcare centers around the world with free 30-day access to the Ovid MEDLINE's database and CABI's Global Health database on the OvidSP platform. The move is projected to help physicians, pediatricians,… Read More
LibLime, Syndetics Solutions partner to provide enhanced bibliographic content to Koha libraries - May 8, 2009
LibLime, a US-based provider of open source library software, has announced a partnership with Syndetics Solutions to provide enriched bibliographic content to users of the Koha open-source integrated library system (ILS). Syndetics Solutions is a supplier of descriptive content designed exclusively for library catalogues. Its services… Read More
