JISC’s new guide showcases work achieved for scholarly communications in the UK - October 22, 2009
The UK’s Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) has announced the launch of a definitive guide to its 15 years of work in Open Access as part of International Open Access Week (October 19 – 23, 2009). The guide, Open Access for UK research: JISC’s contributions -… Read More
Halifax Regional Medical Center selects Thomson Reuters’ Micromedex solutions for clinical decision support - October 22, 2009
Information services provider Thomson Reuters, US, has announced that Halifax Regional Medical Center has signed a multi-year agreement to use Thomson Reuters Micromedex solutions as its source for evidence-based clinical reference information. Halifax Regional Medical Center is a 206-bed acute-care hospital in Roanoke Rapids, in rural… Read More
New food science subscription database from ebrary - October 22, 2009
Digital content products and technologies provider ebrary, US, has announced the availability of a new subscription database that supports research and development needs in all aspects of food science through trusted content and powerful technology. The subscription may be supplemented with titles purchased individually as well… Read More
Dear Subscriber - October 22, 2009
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EC adopts policy on handling issues related to large-scale digitisation of books - October 21, 2009
The European Commission (EC) has adopted a ‘Communication on Copyright in the Knowledge Economy’ aiming to tackle the important cultural and legal challenges of mass-scale digitisation and dissemination of books, in particular of European library collections. The Communication was jointly drawn up by Commissioners Charlie McCreevy… Read More
Wellcome Trust seeks greater transparency from journals on OA publishing costs - October 21, 2009
The UK’s Wellcome Trust has called for greater transparency among publishers to counter the argument that access fees are being paid twice - once through subscriptions and again through publication fees. The call comes as the Trust announces a further £2 million to fund open access… Read More
